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Huaiyin Laoqiang Opera Makes Great Waves on TV Show

Dec 11, 2015

Cui Jian (2nd right), a Chinese rock star, talks with the senior artists of Huayin Laoqiang Opera on the stage. [Photo/ifeng.com] Chinese singer Tan Weiwei and five senior artists of Huayin Laoqiang Opera jointly performed on a TV show on ...

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TV Series About Iconic Singer Teresa Teng in The Works

Nov 26, 2015

Teresa Teng in 1977. [Photo/Xinhua] Twenty years after iconic singer Teresa Teng died of an asthma attack, her fame is far from abating, and a biographical television series reportedly is in the works between Taiwan producers and those on ...

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Inner-Mongolian Band Wins Over European Fans

Nov 25, 2015

Nine Treasure members. Leading vocal Askhan (middle) is deemed as the soul character by Nine Treasure members. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] After touring 12 cities in nine European countries, Inner-Mongolian folk metal band Nine ...

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Italians Appreciate Spring Festival as Way to Enhance Knowledge of Chinese Culture

Nov 3, 2015

Several events and celebrations have been planned in these days in Italy to mark the upcoming Chinese Year of the Goat. Through time, festivities for the Chinese New Year have become something Italians expect to take place in major cities ...

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Chants of The Old

Oct 28, 2015

When The Heaven & Earth Totem/China Beat concert opens on Oct 19 in Beijing's popular bar area of Sanlitun, the audience will experience something which is more like a shamanic ritual. "I hope our post-ancient rhythms can lead our ...

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The Sedan Chair Was a Traditional Vehicle in Ancient China

Dec 29, 2014

The sedan chair was a traditional vehicle in ancient China. The earliest sedan can be traced back to 4,000 years ago. In different ages, it had different names, like jian yu (shoulder carriage), mian jiao (sleeping sedan) and nuan jiao ...

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Real Hangzhou Travel Guide

Oct 6, 2014

Hangzhou,capital of East China's Zhejiang province, is not only famous for its renowned West Lake, the multifarious leisure activities offered there can help you experience a real Hangzhou. 1.Encountering Longjing in Spring Spring ...

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Weifeng Gong and Drum Originated in Linfen Prefecture in North China's Shanxi Province

Sep 3, 2013

Weifeng gong and drum is a form of folk music that consists of an instrumental ensemble of drums, cymbals, gongs and small cymbals, and is characterized by simple, deep and powerful sounds. Weifeng gong and drum originated in Linfen ...

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Melody From Blowing Leaves Is a Kind of Folk Music Created in Dong Ethnic Group

Dec 17, 2012

Tree leaves are musical instruments which are available everywhere for the Dong; and the melody from blowing leaves is a kind of folk music created in the laboring life of the Dong, which makes use of folk songs of the Dong nationality as ...

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The Most Celebrated Music in Xinjiang Today Is Uygur Folk Music

Dec 17, 2012

The most celebrated music in Xinjiang today is Uygur folk music, which has inherited the fine traditions of the ancient music of Qiuci, Gaochang (Karahoja),Yizhou, Shule and Yutian. Due to the particular geography of ...

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The Introduction of Zuoquan Bloom Tune

Dec 17, 2012

Zuoquan County lies in the west side of the main range of Taihang Mountain, bordering eastern Shanxi Province. Known as "Liaozhou" or "Liaoxian County" in ancient times, the county was renamed "Zuoquan County" in commemoration of the famous ...

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The Qiang Flute Is a Kind of Vertical Flute

Dec 17, 2012

The Qiang flute is a kind of vertical flute that is made up of two 15-20cm-long bamboo pipes with holes of the same size wound together with silk threads. Mainly for solo performance, the flute is a folk music instrument with a bamboo reed ...

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The Introduction of Nanyin Music

Dec 17, 2012

Also known as "string and pipe music" or "Quanzhou nanyin music", nanyin music is one of the oldest existing music genres of China. In the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties, and the Jin, Tang and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, ...

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The Tong Grand Songs Are a Kind of Folk Music That Originated in The Song Dynasty

Dec 17, 2012

Also called "Galao" the Tong grand songs, called as such because they are sung by large groups of people, are a kind of folk music that originated in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The songs are performed in male and female antistrophic ...

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Naxi Ancient Music Is a Type of Folk Music Unique to The Naxi People

Dec 17, 2012

Naxi ancient music is a type of folk music unique to the Naxi people in Lijiang area of Yunnan Province. The music is composed of three styles: Baisha Fine Music, Dongjing Music and Huangjing music, but Huangjing music has been lost. Naxi ...

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