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Passion for Sino-Japanese exchanges memorialized in song
2022-01-27
Chinese composer Li Hong was amazed when she read the lyrics of a song written in Chinese by former Japanese businessman Kawakami Sadao.
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Traditional instruments resonate in the modern age
2021-10-08
Music students attracted to the sounds of ancient China.
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Inner Mongolian choir triumphs at international festival
2021-06-21
A-minor Vocal Orchestra from North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region recently hit the headlines when it triumphed at an international festival.
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A song for the grasslands
2021-03-18
Inner Mongolia's remote corners provide the stage for entertainers ready to perform.
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Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei
2020-12-21
Khoomei, or Hooliin Chor (‘throat harmony’), is a style of singing in which a single performer produces a diversified harmony of multiple voice parts, including a continued bass element produced in the throat.
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Manhan Opera
2020-04-27
Originating from Baotou -- mostly from Tumd Right Banner in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region -- Manhan Opera is a kind of local opera based on er ren tai which in Chinese literally means “two people on stage”.
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Mongolian chor
2020-04-02
One of North China Inner Mongolia autonomous region’s renowned musical instruments, the chor is known as a “cultural diamond” there and was widely played in the Horqin Grasslands as early as the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) – becoming one of the main instruments for court music.
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Otog Front Banner musical wows the crowds in Beijing
2019-12-09
An exotic musical -- Shi Liu Hong Le -- was warmly received by a delighted audience when it was staged created by the Ulan Muqir art troupe at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec 7.