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Music of China
	Timeline
General Topics
	Traditional Chinese instruments • Musicology • Chinese orchestra • Chinese Musicians' Association
Genres
	C-pop: (Cantopop/Mandopop) • Rock • Hip hop • Opera
Specific Forms
	Taoist music • Yayue
Media and Performance
Music festivals	Midi Modern Music Festival
Music media	Radio stations • China Record Corporation
National anthem	Historical anthems • Patriotic / Revolutionary • March of the Volunteers • Three Principles of the People
Regional Music
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In modern times, the Chinese province of Guangdong has become known for Guangdong music (later Guangdong folk tunes), a synthesis of a number of local folk music styles (like kunqu opera), intended as an accompaniment for the region's folk operas when it arose along the Pearl River Delta in the 1920s. It gradually evolved into a string ensemble format by the 1960s, led by the gaohu with ruan, qinqin, yangqin, sanxian, yehu, and various woodwind (including houguan or saxophone) and percussion instruments. Formerly, bowed stringed instruments such as the erxian and tiqin were used. Compositions by the noted gaohu player Lü Wencheng (吕文成, 1898-1981) remain particularly popular.