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  1. The Uighur people of Xinjiang.

    4/4. The desert region of Xinjiang on the ancient Silk Route.

  2. Buddhist harvest celebrations

    3/4. Music forbidden since the start of the Cultural Revolution.

  3. Chinese opera in Beijing

    2/4. Lucy Duran visits a Beijing park to hear Chinese opera.

  4. Shanghai tea-houses

    1/4. Traditional silk and bamboo ensembles perform in the old Shanghai tea-houses.