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　　The opening ceremony of "The Evening of Chinese Literature" at the National Theater in Tokyo just floored Miyauchi Atsushi last night.

　　The handsome young reporter with Japan's NHK said he had never seen a better show on or by China.

　　"The program presented us with the vast cultural diversity of China and was the best China-show I've ever seen," Atsushi said.

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of "The Evening of Chinese Literature" that was held as part of the Japan-China Culture and Sports Exchange Year at the National Theatre in Tokyo yesterday.

　　Atsushi watched with rapt attention the performances by prominent musicians and dancers from China's ethnic minorities, with Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, too, being among the audience.