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Radio 3,45 mins

SeriesSilk and Bamboo

Buddhist harvest celebrations

World Routes

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In the third of Lucy Duran's profiles of China she visits the rural village of Gaoqiao, famous for its virtuoso folk band. She also joins in the harvest celebrations at a Buddhist temple in Beijing, the first time this festival music has been allowed to be heard since the start of the Cultural Revolution.

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    Spring View
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    Gaoqiao Ritual Music Association
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    Horse in a Stable
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    Gaoqiao Ritual Music Association
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    Evil Spirits
    Evil Spirits
    Gaoqiao Ritual Music Association