When Zen wisdom converges with musical notes, when soul dialogues with art, the "2025 Xizu Temple Buddha's Birthday Cultural Celebration - Inaugural World Peace Culture & Arts Festival" will witness a transcendent resonance of wisdom across time and space. Renowned musician and Chinese rock pioneer Zhang Chu will bring his profound musical philosophy to join the monastic musicians of Xizu Temple's Wule Symphony Orchestra in a summit dialogue exploring music, Zen Buddhism, and spiritual awakening.
Event Details:
Date: May 7, 2025
Venue: Dawn Theater, Xizu Temple
How can musical notes touch the heart and awaken inner consciousness? What Zen revelations lie within improvised melodies? Can music dissolve barriers and let the world hear harmony? Perhaps glimpses of answers may be found in this extraordinary dialogue.
Zhang Chu
A renowned male singer and music producer from Mainland China, recognized as a pioneering figure in the Chinese rock movement of the 1990s.
His song lyrics are deeply imbued with the essence of modern poetry, characterized by nuanced subtlety and profound depth. Through this marginalized literary form, he articulates his philosophical contemplations and personal experiences. His musical works are distinguished by their poignant melancholy and sonorous, expansive vocal delivery, with lyrics and melodies existing in inseparable unity.
Notable representative works include:
Music knows no borders;
The Zen mind makes no distinctions.
Music represents a universal force transcending language and culture; Zen Buddhism serves as a luminous wisdom penetrating worldly distractions to reveal our true nature. When these two meet, we believe:
May this forthcoming dialogue transcend mere spectacle and take root as a seed—sown in the heart of every listener, allowing art's radiance to dispel barriers and Zen's inclusiveness to dissolve divisions. From Xizu Temple, may this harmony resonate across the world.