由江阴市人民政府与中国音乐家协会每两年联合举办一次的全国性的民乐赛事“天华杯”,于2001年10月16日至18日在刘天华先生的家乡江阴隆重举行。来自全国28个省、市、自治区、直辖市音协自行初、复赛后,选拔出第一名赴江阴参赛。选手以娴熟的技巧演奏了指定曲目刘天华 The national folk music competition “Tianhua Cup” jointly held by Jiangyin Municipal People’s Government and the Chinese Musicians Association every two years was held ceremoniously in the hometown of Mr. Liu Tianhua Jiangyin from October 16 to October 18, 2001. From the country’s 28 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Association of Music their own, rematch, singled out the first to participate in Jiangyin. Players skillfully played a designated track Liu Tianhua