Songs of the earth
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22:01 1. A passage to Xinjiang
2006-05-17
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Uygur dancer Pasha and her colleague Siu Yu at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Art looked for a unique kind of Xinjiang dance music, Mukam, in Xinjiang, China. Uygur people play Mukam with some X...
21:47 2. Hakka Ladies Love To Sing
2006-05-24
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We talk to some Hakka people in mainland China and Hong Kong about the characteristics of Hakka's mountain songs including its tradition and cultural activities. They give us some singing performances...
21:56 3. The Music of Taoism
2006-05-31
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Taoist music, which is originated from China, lets people express their own feelings by chanting. We look at the feature and historical background of Taoist music, as well as several Taoist music that...
21:57 4. Living tradition
2006-06-07
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In Taitung, there are many different styles of traditional folk music in each race. Many of them were created and preserved by their ancestors. We look at the features of folk and dance in the Amis an...
21:56 5. Call of the Steppers
2006-06-14
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A Hong Kong professor visited in Inner Mongolia for his research on Mongolian music. In this episode, he shares his perspective of Mongolian music with us and describes a musical instrument - Matougin...
21:56 6. Songs of the Minorities
2006-06-21
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In China, there are many minorities living in Guangxi. Each minority has their own tradition style of singing and dancing. However, as the century changes, part of the traditional cultural art could n...
