Dr. Yaping Chen has been widely recognized for her expertise in vocal performance, specializing in Chinese ancient poetry, art songs, and folk music. She has been frequently invited to perform at major international and domestic cultural events.

She collaborated with American professor David in a special performance of Chinese ancient poetry and art songs at the New York University Concert Hall in Shanghai, China (November 2024).

She was invited to perform Chinese ancient poetry and art songs at the China-Korea International Exchange Concert in China (October 2024).

She was invited by the Hunan Federation of Literary and Art Circles to perform Chinese folk songs in Hunan, China (September 2024).

She participated as a featured singer at a tourism promotion event held in Nanchang, China (May 2024).

She held a charity concert themed "Chinese Classic Film and Television Golden Songs" at the Jiangxi Art Center Concert Hall in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, her hometown and a historically significant cultural city (August 2023).

She performed Chinese classical poetry and art songs at the China-Korea Music Exchange Conference in Seoul, South Korea (December 2023).

She was invited as a guest performer at the 15th International Film Festival Awards Gala, hosted by the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, United States (August 2022).

She participated in the Asian Stage Performing Arts Festival and the Screen Forum, co-sponsored by the Center for Musical Theater at UCLA, the UCLA Center for World Music, the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology. During this event, she performed in a special concert dedicated to Chinese folk songs (May 2022).

She recorded and performed original songs for the Lantern Festival Television Gala, broadcasted by Han Tian Satellite TV in the United States (February 2022).

She performed at the Chinese Spring Festival Gala hosted by the Bonita Center for the Arts. As a featured folk singer, she was also invited to the "Love Poetry Spring Festival Gala" in Los Angeles, an event supported by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles and organized by the Southern California Federation of Chinese Associations (January 2022).

In addition to these engagements, Dr. Chen has frequently served as a lead vocalist at major cultural and artistic events. She has also been invited on multiple occasions to perform and record original art songs, many of which have been widely acclaimed.