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Chinese music
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The casual visitor to China could be forgiven for thinking that the only traditional style to compete with bland pop is that of the kitsch folk troupes to be heard in hotels and concert halls. But an earthy traditional music still abounds throughout the countryside; it can be heard at weddings, funerals, temple fairs, and New Year celebrations - and even downtown in tea houses. A very different, edgier sound can be heard in certain smokey city bars - the new Chinese rock, energetic expressions of urban angst.
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