Shantou city to hold music fair

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 ◆ Shantou city to hold music fair

Shantou, a port city in south China's Guangdong Province, will hold a music fair in September, marking UNESCO's Year of Cultural Heritage and China's Year of Folk Art Tourism Festivals.

The festival is co-sponsored by local cultural affairs authorities, and will include music contests and performances of traditional music popular in the Chaozhou-Shantou area for hundreds of years.

During the event, many local and overseas bands, including those from Hong Kong and Macao, will take part in contests and performances.

Chaozhou Music, the essence of the local culture in Chaozhou and Shantou cities, is a well-preserved ancient folk music of south China. It is still popular in south China and among overseas Chinese.