The orchestra is one of the largest orchestras in China. It was established in 1985. The orchestra now has 11 national first grade and 30 national second grade musicians. Since it began, the orchestra has rehearsed and performed a lot of world famous works of music, and collaborated with over 50 famous conductors and musicians from home and abroad. The orchestra also gave concerts with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra of Australia, the American Jazz Orchestra, The Royal Ballet Troupe of England, Yokkaichi-Shi Symphony Orchestra of Japan and other famous art troupes and orchestras, The performances were highly successful. In addition, the orchestra has held its world--famous appreciation concert seven times in as many years, and a series of theme concerts of world--famous musicians, including Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Dvorak, Bruckner and so on. The Ministry of Culture of China commended the orchestra several times in the past years, because the orchestra has made a brilliant to the development of symphony music.