Performed by China Central Ballet Troupe, the Red Detachment of Women deeply attracted the western audiences. [Photo/Hexun.com]

Major media in Finland covered the Focus China Project. Helsinki Daily, the newspaper with largest circulation in Finland, introduced the project and Chinese culture in full page spreads several times during the Helsinki Festival.

The Helsinki Festival, established in 1968, is an important arts festival in Europe, and is the biggest in Northern Europe. Held in middle and late August, it aims to promote art to citizens. It attracts about 200, 000 audience members every year.