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Chaozhou music inherited by younger generation
By Xinhua Published: Dec 20, 2021 11:31 PM
Musician Chen Junhui plays Chaozhou music with Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)

Musician Chen Junhui plays Chaozhou music with Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)


 
Musician Ding Zengqin (1st R), 74, teaches young people how to play Chaozhou music in Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)

Musician Ding Zengqin (1st R), 74, teaches young people how to play Chaozhou music in Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)


 
Musician Chen Junhui plays Chaozhou music with Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)

Musician Chen Junhui plays Chaozhou music with Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)


 
Artists perform a traditional Chaozhou drum music piece in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)

Artists perform a traditional Chaozhou drum music piece in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2021. Chaozhou music refers to all types of folk music popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong Province in south China. With a history dating back over 1,000 years, traditional instruments such as suona, yehu, erxian (two-string fiddles), gongs, and drums are commonly used in performances.(Xinhua)