CHINA-NINGXIA-FOLK MELODIES (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-FOLK MELODIES (CN)

(240613) -- YINCHUAN, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone in 2023 shows Sa Lina teaching Hua'er, a type of folk song popular in northwestern China, in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Folk melodies vitalize tourism in NW China" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

CHINA-NINGXIA-FOLK MELODIES (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-FOLK MELODIES (CN)

(240613) -- YINCHUAN, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone in 2023 shows Sa Lina teaching Hua'er, a type of folk song popular in northwestern China, in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Folk melodies vitalize tourism in NW China" (Xinhua)

Folk festival on "mountain songs" held in NW China

STORY: Folk festival on "mountain songs" held in NW China DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: HEZHENG COUNTY, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG PING, Singer 4. various of the event STORYLINE: 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)