Century-old pipe organ among treasures on display at expo

Xu Lingchao Zhong Youyang
Among luxurious brands and hi-end stereo equipment, an exhibition of antique musical instruments and music boxes attracted attention from many visitors.
Xu Lingchao Zhong Youyang

Among luxurious brands and hi-end stereo equipment, an exhibition of antique musical instruments and music boxes attracted attention from many visitors.

Shot by Xu Lingchao. Edited by Zhong Youyang. Subtitles by Wang Xinzhou and Andy Boreham.

Imporium City from Germany brought more than 200 antique instruments to the expo, most of them exhibited in China for the first time.

A 105-note pipe organ stood out among the antique instruments.

Manufactured by Belgium brand DECAP, the organ debuted in 1958 during the Brussels World Expo. It was designed to be used at dancing parties and banquets.

It is one of only two pipe organs of its kind remaining in the world today, the other other of which is now in the collection of a German museum.


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