The 8th Lisbon Conference: Chinese Music and Musical Instruments: Expanding Horizons: Embracing the Wide Variety of Asian Music and Dance [中国民乐与乐器: 里斯本第八届研讨会拓展视野一睹亚洲音乐和舞蹈的多样性] took place on 7-10 May 2025, organized by the Institute of Ethnomusicology - Centre for Music and Dance Studies (INET-md) of the NOVA University Lisbon, by the European Foundation for Chinese Music Research (CHIME), by the Municipality of Mafra, and by the Confucius Inst