Full coverage: G20 Hangzhou Summit

The world's Group of 20 leaders for the 11th G20 Summit in Hangzhou received quite an opening gala performance on Sunday evening. Impressive as well as entertaining, the symphony concert and gala on water was "Yin and Yang", combining classic Chinese characteristics with Western elements through an ingenious integration of both Chinese and Western art forms.

After the welcome banquet held by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the visiting leaders to the 11th G20 Summit attended an evening gala at the city's West Lake to mark the opening of the summit, entitled "Hangzhou: A Living Poem."

Impressive as well as entertaining, the symphony concert and gala on water was "Yin and Yang", combining classic Chinese characteristics with Western elements through an ingenious integration of both Chinese and Western art forms.

The guests got to enjoy a wide array of classical Chinese music, folk dances, traditional songs and even a ballet-water version of Swan Lake. It was East meets West on UNESCO's World Heritage site.

The gala, created and produced by a team led by famed Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, was staged with the majestic West Lake as the stage itself and the background.

The live performances ran for 45 minutes and included nine different programs - all of which incorporated stunning visual effects.

Impressive as well as entertaining, the symphony concert and gala on water was "Yin and Yang", combining classic Chinese characteristics with Western elements through an ingenious integration of both Chinese and Western art forms.

It is the first symphony concert on the water that China has ever delivered.

The programs included the most prestigious ballet "Swan Lake", a piano performance of "Moonlight" by prominent French composer Achille-Claude Debussy, the popular Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower", a widely known Chinese zither melody "Mountain Stream", and Ludwig van Beethoven's enduring "Ode to Joy".