Sun Chubo, born in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, is a bamboo flute and panpipe performer from the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater. In 2024, she won the gold medal at the  3rd Annual Global Future Artist Art Exhibition and Festival of “T.F.A”. Her performances in public parks have gained widespread popularity online, earning her the affectionate nickname “national daughter”.

In October 2025, Sun Chubo held her first park performance. Before, she had been active on social media platforms, occasionally sharing short videos of herself playing music outdoors. During filming, her performances often drew crowds of passersby. Many would ask about her performance schedule, hoping to hear her play the flute live. This growing anticipation inspired her to bring her music to public parks, allowing more people to experience the charm of traditional Chinese folk music up close.

Although she works in Beijing all year round and rarely returns to her hometown of Dandong City, Sun Chubo has always held a special affection for the folk melodies of Northeast China. Whenever she hears the tune of My Hometown, Northeast China, the familiar local cadence stirs feelings of nostalgia within her. After the National Day holiday in 2025, Sun returned to Dandong City, carried her bamboo flute, and played Chinese People’s Volunteers Battle Song beside a small pavilion by the bank of the Yalu River. The riverside breeze carried the sound of her flute, drawing passersby to stop and listen. In a nearby square, the accompaniment of a traditional Chinese music ensemble intertwined with singing, creating a warm and meaningful atmosphere for this impromptu performance. “The first complete song I learned to play as a child was The Red Scarf Express Rushes to Beijing. At that time, my family bought a speaker with an amplifier, and I remember playing that very tune in Dandong’s Jinjiangshan Park, which attracted people to listen. Perhaps that was when the bond between my flute, the park, and the people first began,” Sun Chubo recalled.

Till now, Sun Chubo has given more than 20 such impromptu performances. The duration was initially planned to last two hours each, and was then shortened to an hour and a half considering the cold weather and the physical strain of standing too long. Yet, every performance tends to run longer due to the audience’s overwhelming enthusiasm. This mutual affection has strengthened her resolve to keep bringing music to the parks.

Clips of her performances in parks captured by enthusiastic audience have quickly gone viral across the internet, earning her the affectionate nickname “national daughter”. As one viewer warmly remarked, “Listening to Sun Chubo play feels like listening to my own daughter play the flute for me”, which showed an intimate connection between the audience and Sun.

In the videos, the crowd stand shoulder to shoulder, holding up phones to record the moment or applauding with joy. The clear, melodious sound of the flute flows through the crowd, creating a lively and heartwarming atmosphere. One netizen remarked emotionally, “This is the kind of artist the people truly love.” In response to such praise, Sun Chubo humbly replied, “I feel unworthy of the title ‘artist’. I’d much prefer it if you called me ‘daughter’ or ‘niece’.”