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(Qin opera performance, an old operatic form whose history can be traced back to the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.E). Qin opera, like all Chinese classical operas, combines music, dance, and drama.)

(A dying form of a local opera derived from the Shanxi puppet show. Four old people performed with unusual instruments. The music is completely in the style of calculated improvisation. The instruments are tuned differently, giving each player a greater freedom to form different melodic patterns.)

(A hexagonal lute whose player wore a metal thimble on the index finger of his fingering hand to facilitate an elongated glissando effect, found also in Hawaiian guitar playing.)

(A cave town that used to be the military base of the Chinese Communist Party during the '30's and '40's. There are a few landmarks that recall the old days of the Red Army.)