The “Childhood on the Field — Tencent Hefeng Art in Action Concert” was held in Beijing at the newly opened theater of the China National Opera House on Sunday, bringing more than 1,800 rural children’s voices to the national stage. Photo: Courtesy of the Hefeng Art Foundation

Children sing the theme song of the event, “May Wind Over the Ridge of Field,” at the concert. Photo: Ding Ke, Intern Reporter/Caixin

Members of the Niuniu Choir perform “Hemerocallis Flower” during the concert. Photo: Courtesy of the Hefeng Art Foundation

Performers make faces at each other in the dressing room. Photo: Ding Ke, Intern Reporter/Caixin

The children in the Niuniu Choir wait in the dressing room to take the stage. The group, composed of more than 40 left-behind girls from the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, was founded by teachers Jibu Xiaolong and Awu Youfa in 2018. Photo: Ding Ke, Intern Reporter/Caixin

A stylist puts makeup on a young performer. Photo: Ding Ke, Intern Reporter/Caixin

Students review the music before going on stage. Photo: Ding Ke, Intern Reporter/Caixin

Musicians and children from Beijing’s Xiongan branch of the Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School pose for photos. Photo: Ding Ke, Intern Reporter/Caixin

Students from schools in Beijing and Sichuan perform a song entitled “Gu Yong Zhe” with violinist Li Yuhe during the concert. Photo: Courtesy of the Hefeng Art Foundation

Singer Zhou Shen sings “May Wind Over the Ridge of Field” with the children via video link. The concert was also broadcast online Sunday. Photo: Ding Ke, Intern Reporter/Caixin