Zakir Hussain (musician) Updated 2025-07-16
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Ravi Shankar Updated 2025-07-16
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Chinese traditional painting shape Updated 2025-07-16
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Bird-and-flower painting Updated 2025-07-16
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Early Autumn by Qian Xuan (13th century)
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China Record Corporation Updated 2025-07-16
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The most important publisher, AKA "CRC Jianian". TODO meaning of Jianian?
Chinese government owned unfortunately.
Their website takes forever to load: www.china-crc.com.cn/, and features mostly Communist shit, and I can't find the decent traditional music listed there.
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Masters Of Traditional Chinese Music (album) Updated 2025-07-16
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Eight Chinese Cuisines Updated 2025-07-16
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This classification is too restrictive, and too South-centered. But if is worth knowing.
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Xie Shichen Updated 2025-07-16
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Xun (instrument) Updated 2026-08-21
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Song of Chu xun solo
. Source. TODO performer
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Guzheng Updated 2026-08-21
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Guqin Updated 2025-07-16
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11th century painting of a guqin recital
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Stringless guqin fan painting by Feng Chaoran (1943)
Stolen traight from www.silkqin.com/10ideo.htm on silkqin.com:
Wind in the pines and a babbling brook are nature's melody. A qin was brought along, but there is no need to play it
The The Gateless Barrier vibe and Chinese naturalism is just awesome.
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Erhu Updated 2026-08-21
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A blind erhu street performer playing in Jingzhou, Hubei (2006)
Source. Playing the erhu is a traditional occupation for blind people in China, a notable example being Abing.
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Suwu herding sheep played by Song Fei (2017)
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Video 2.
The 12 Most Famous Erhu Melodies in China (2021)
Source. TODO transcribe list.
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Dizi (instrument) Updated 2026-08-21
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Zongzi Updated 2026-08-21
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Eaten during Dragon Boat Festival, but can be bought year round.
Buy frozen. Pick the ones with meat and eggs!!! Boil.
Cost about 4 dollars for 2.
You can't eat them every day because too heavy, but they are so amazingly tasty!!!
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Douhua Updated 2026-08-21
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Freshly made douhua is a blessing.
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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Updated 2026-08-21
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Big collection of a bunch of ghost stories. 90% of them involve some dude dating a beautiful ghost woman or animal that can shapeshift as a woman.
Organized into 12 chapeters as seen on the Chinese wiki: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/聊齋志異#章節
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1935 edition of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
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Chu (state) Updated 2025-07-16
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Tabla player Updated 2025-07-16
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Two are riculously well known:
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Sitar player Updated 2025-07-16
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Yi people Updated 2026-08-21
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