Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches. At 5 a.m. every day, Lü Xiaomin kneels on the floor in a dimly lit room of an ...

Fisch has not only a large number of different fish but also pretty good background music. Thanks to this, players don't need to fish in silence. If you want to listen to music that suits your taste, ...

How did a Chinese national rise to become mayor of a Philippine town? Alice Guo, using a forged Filipino identity, won office in Bamban, Tarlac — only to be later exposed for running labor factories ...

Three ministers play on a seesaw and a wooden horse in a reimagined version of Turandot staged at the Shaanxi Opera House in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Nov 9. [Photo/Xinhua] As the ethereal strains ...

Coloratura soprano Cao Yaqiong performs at the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum in Milan, Italy, on Nov 6. Featuring songs adapted from Chinese and Italian poems, the concert celebrates the 55th anniversary ...

In recent months, short videos of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers dancing with an adapted version of the Chinese folk song “Midu Mountain Song” have gone viral on overseas social media, ...

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

With a slight inhale, 81-year-old Zhen Jinling brought the short, ridged horn up to his mouth. He pursed his lips and blew into his suona — the sound part birdcall, part trumpet fanfare. From a bench ...

What does the Newport Folk Festival mean in 2025? For some, it means speaking truth to power. At this year’s festival, there was certainly a dose of that (though perhaps less than one might think).