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Folk festival on "mountain songs" held in NW China

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STORY: Folk festival on "mountain songs" held in NW China
DATELINE: June 18, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:55
LOCATION: HEZHENG COUNTY, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

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1. various of the event
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG PING, Singer
4. various of the event

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An event of Hua'er performance kicked off in Hezheng County, northwest China's Gansu Province.

Hua'er, literally "the flower," is a folk song popular in the country's northwest.

The Chinese folk song genre, also known as a type of "mountain songs," was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG PING, Singer
"During learning, I integrated various vocal techniques with the original folk singing method to preserve the essence of the folk tradition. I apply the breath control techniques of vocal performance in Hua'er to extend its existence."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hezheng County, China.
(XHTV)

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