Thirty four groups passed the preliminary screening of the first open recruitment of street artists at Sun-Moon Lake in 2008. Public trial performances and a further screening activity were held on the afternoon of Saturday 24 May in Shuishe area. A decision meeting was then convened by the selection committee, and out of the thirty groups attending the event, twenty were selected through individual voting.

To help the selected artists know more about what performing in this area will be like, it is agreed by the committee that, on 7 June, a “workshop/ authorization activity for street artists” will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. As for Xan Xia Top Team and JingZhuan Yuanxian Performance Group, since their members are many and performances more formal and diverse, their talents may not be brought into fully play on the streets where space is limited. Therefore, we encourage them to collaborate with the local tourist sector to perform on larger-scale occasions. We will also invite them to perform in other activities that we organize.