An international piano festival to be held in east China's Fujian Province from May 10-20, will feature concerts by world famous pianists and a piano competition for young piano prodigies.

During the festival, Gulangyu in Fujian Province, dubbed an "island of music", will host world renowned pianists from Russia, France, Australia and the United States, as well as outstanding Chinese pianists who have studied overseas.

The second staging of the "Golden Bell" piano contest will also be held during the festival. So far 51 young pianists have applied to take part.

Children from China's mainland and Taiwan will also be invited to dance at the festival, aiming to raise awareness of the reunification issue in the young.

(Xinhua News Agency April 25, 2002)