[2][3] The album was the result of this trip and was recorded in China and Hong Kong by Brian Masterson of Windmill Lane Studios.

[4] In 1980, diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in London attended Royal Albert Hall for "The Sense of Ireland" festival, where the Chieftains were performing.

Leading Chinese politicians attended the performance and Chieftains biographer John Glatt wrote that the tour cemented diplomatic relations between Ireland and China.

[4] Sun Sheng, the vice chairman of the Musician's Association of China said of the visit, "I think through The Chieftains' music, I have seen the images of the Irish people.

"[4] The Chieftains returned to Ireland with a large collection of Chinese instruments that they planned to learn and incorporate into their music.