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  • Hequ ballad

    The Hequ ballad, which is popular in Hequ county and surrounding areas in northwestern Shanxi province, is a form of improvised folk song that locals perform as they work and do everyday tasks to express their inner feelings.

  • Mount Wutai Buddhist music

    Mount Wutai Buddhist music refers to the traditional, haunting, Buddhist music that has been passed down the generations in the temples of Mount Wutai.

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    Historical tragedy which sparked national festival

    When Qingming Festival－or Tomb Sweeping Day－is approaching, many people might not know the event is closely associated with another festival called Hanshi, or Cold Food Festival.

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    Stages of traditional opera stand as cultural symbol

    The century-old structure in Mujiao village in northern China's Shanxi province was used as a stage for traditional Chinese operas.

  • Taiyuan gong and drum dance

    Taiyuan gong and drum dance is a folk percussion performance popular in Taiyuan, Jinzhong, and Lyuliang cities in North China's Shanxi province.

  • Wu Zetian

    Wu Zetian (624-705) was a native of Wenshui county in Bingzhou prefecture in Shanxi province.

  • Wen Tingyun

    Wen Tingyun (812-c.870), or Wen Qi, was a renowned poet in late Tang Dynasty.

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