Chen Shuang, (third from left) director of the China Cultural Center in Ulaanbaatar, poses with three Mongolian students who performed When Will the Full Moon Appear? at the center on Sept 8, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]

"When will the full moon appear? Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky…"

The Song Dynasty (960-1279) poet Su Shi probably would not have believed his masterpiece, When Will the Full Moon Appear?, was sung in Chinese by three Mongolian students on Sept 8 at the China Cultural Center in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

They were coached by center director Chen Shuang and their performance was then recorded as part of Mid-Autumn Festival: A Moon Moment to Remember. It's an online celebration for the traditional Chinese festival, which falls on Thursday this year, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.

Three Mongolian students are coached by Chen Shuang, director of the China Cultural Center in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to sing When Will the Full Moon Appear? at the center, on Sept 7, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]