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| | Monday, 19 August, 2002, 10:26 GMT 11:26 UK In pictures: China's Woodstock Thousands of rock fans flocked to China's south-western Yunnan province for the Lijiang Snow Mountain Music Festival - billed as China's Woodstock - enduring the traditional festival rain.  The event took music fans to a spectacular setting  Rock fans refused to have their spirits doused and were entertained by hundreds of bands from all over China  The man called the father of Chinese rock'n'roll, Cui Jian, performed at the start of the festival  Local musicians from the Naxi ethnic minority in the region were not happy about the event  Up to 7,000 people are reported to have attended over the two days  Police and paramilitaries were ready for the occasional emergency  But the friendly atmosphere meant riot police could keep dry | | See also:  13 Aug 02 | Asia-Pacific 04 Jul 02 | Scotland 17 Aug 02 | Europe 17 Aug 02 | Asia-Pacific 16 Aug 02 | Asia-Pacific 26 Jul 99 | Americas 25 Jul 99 | Americas Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Asia-Pacific stories now: Links to more Asia-Pacific stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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