ULAN BATOR, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A concert on the theme of China-Mongolia friendship was held here on Tuesday night, attracting thousands of Mongolians and representatives of Chinese citizens living in Mongolia.

The concert, entitled "Wind from the East: Charm of the Silk Road" co-organized by the Chinese embassy in Mongolia and the Chinese Cultural Center in Ulan Bator, aims to strengthen cultural ties between the two countries and friendship between the two peoples.

"China and Mongolia are good friends and good neighbors," Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese embassy in Mongolia Yang Qingdong said during the opening ceremony of the concert.

"In recent years, relations and cooperation between our two countries have been developing rapidly in a wide range of areas, especially culture. The concert is an example of deepening cultural relations between the two countries," he said.

More than 100 popular Mongolian singers, musicians and dancers participated in the performance and presented a mix of Chinese, Mongolian and world famous works.