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Brief Biography of Zhao Jiping
Zhao Jiping was born in 1945 and graduated from the Xi’an Music Conservatory in 1970 in Shaanxi Province. He worked in a local opera institute until 1978 when he began to study composition at the Central Conservatory of Music. It is said that Zhao had a wide range of interests in musical taste and absorption, [...]
12-Girl Band
While Chinese music still maintains its gentle and elegant flavor after thousands of years of cultural heritage, the emergence of a new genre in Beijing has made its mark. Twelve young, attractive Chinese women clad in trendy clothing present "New Folk Music" of various Chinese traditional instruments. Dubbed the 12-Girl Band, the group presents traditional [...]
Making Musical Instruments in Suzhou
Suzhou, a city located in the south of Jiangsu province, has a long history of making musical instruments. Its techniques and the local characteristics of the instruments have made them famous at home and abroad. In 2008, the making of musical instruments in Suzhou was selected as one of China’s national intangible cultural heritages. The [...]
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