Moon over Erquan Waters

In the center of this work is the melody of the middle section Moon reflected on the Erquan Spring (Erquan Yingyue) composed 1949 by the blind Erhu player Hua Yanjun. The melody rapidly spread throughout China and became a cultural symbol throughout the world. Asian conductor Seiji Ozawa heard it in 1978 saying that "one can appreciate it only on bended knees".