The first play he directed was "The White-Haired Girl". Chen Xieyang created many firsts in the history of Chinese contemporary music: the first to conduct and record nine Beethoven symphonies; the first to implement the internationally accepted seasonal orchestra performance system in China and implement the reform of employment contracts for all members; the first The first person to lead the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra into the Berlin Philharmonic Hall; the first person to conduct the Chinese National Orchestra (China National Orchestra) to perform the Chinese New Year Concert in the "Golden Hall" in Vienna; the first person to conduct and record a symphony by Chinese composer Zhu Jian'er Complete works and orchestral works; the first to serve as the top leader of two major troupes in Beijing and Shanghai (Chen Xieyang was appointed as the president and chief conductor of the Central Opera House by the Ministry of Culture in 2000); the first to found a folk music society - —Shanghai Symphony Lovers Association, serving as president to this day. If China's modern and contemporary symphony career can be compared to a stormy and majestic musical epic, Chen Xieyang has undoubtedly written a praiseworthy and colorful movement in it.