BEIJING Throwback Miami Marlins Jerseys , Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- New York's Juilliard School will launch its first overseas campus for music education in the northern Chinese municipality of Tianjin by 2018.


The Tianjin Juilliard School will be located at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music in Binhai New Area, where a 45-minute ride via high-speed rail can bring people from Beijing to the campus.


Founded in 1905, the Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education and has been enrolling students from China since the 1920s.


It has over 60 Chinese students now and more than 300 alumni from China.


Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan accompanied Chinese President Xi Jinping on a state visit to the United States in September and visited the Juilliard School at its Lincoln Center campus, where she attended a performance class and the inauguration of the school's branch in Tianjin.


"It's unique that a person of her stature is involved in the arts Custom Miami Marlins Jerseys ," said Joseph W. Polisi, President of the Juilliard School. "It was a great honor to have the Chinese First Lady here."


Juilliard is defining new directions in global performing arts education for learners and enthusiasts through the Tianjin Juilliard School, President Polisi told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday.


"China has a great atmosphere of Western classical music with millions of children studying piano and violin, and we find it very engaging Authentic Miami Marlins Jerseys ," said President Polisi, explaining why Juilliard chose China as its only overseas campus.


Xu Changjun, President of Tianjin Conservatory of Music, believes that Tianjin Juilliard School will become a cultural hub Miami Marlins Jerseys For Sale , attracting students from around the world.


According to President Polisi, the Tianjin Juilliard School will include pre-college