Performers/Artists

Question 1

Wang Wei

Answer 1

famous painter/poet of the Tang dynasty credited with the development of the monochrome landscape painted in broken ink or “P’o-mo” style. Said that he found paintings in his poems, and poems in his paintings

Question 2

Guan Pinghi

Answer 2

latest of the classic qin masters

Question 3

Wu Wenguang

Answer 3

preserves qin music today, writes poetry/melodies

Question 4

Li Xiangting

Answer 4

preserves quin music today, famous for writing about 50,000 songs

Question 5

Wang Fei

Answer 5

chinese singer-songwriter and actress

Question 6

Lui Pui-yuen

Answer 6

famous pipa master from shanghai

Question 7

Wu Man

Answer 7

Chinese pipa player and composer

Question 8

Cao Zheng

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music educator who established guzheng in chinese music academies. taught at the chinese conservatory of music

Question 9

Min Huifen

Answer 9

“queen of the erhu” nationally recognized performer

Question 10

Liu Huifen

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made video example

Question 11

He Baoquan and Sun Wenyan

Answer 11

husband and wife guzheng preformers who studied with many folk masters as well as in music conservatories

Question 12

A Bing

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famous blind musician who was a daoist munk

Question 13

Zheng Jimin

Answer 13

sang journey to suzhou

Question 14

Shanghai Folk Orchestra

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orchestra of chinese musical intruments, performed fabulous three six

Question 15

Li Yi

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brought sanxian as a solo instrument in the early 1900s

Question 16

Zhou Xuan

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member of group founded by father of popular chinese music. Very popular, represented when china represented jazz music and hollywood

Question 17

Li Jinhui

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known as the father of chinese popular music

Question 18

Li Jinhui

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known as the father of chinese popular music

Question 19

Li Guyi

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singer and dancer, known as mainland china’s teresa teng

Question 20

Sam Hui

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cofounder of cantopop, introduced western styles into Hong Kong, wrote for Michaels films

Question 21

Leslie Cheung

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famous cantonese actor from Hong Kong, first bisexual actor in Hong Kong

Question 22

Jacky Cheung

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4 heavenly kings, sang “goodbye kiss”, known for arm bartioen voice

Question 23

Miriam Yeung

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Hong Kong actress and singer in Cantopop

Question 24

Cui Jian

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considered the father of Chinese rock music yaogun yinyue, multi-instrumentalist (guiutar, vocals, trumpet, composer)

Question 25

Tang Dynasty

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first chinese heavy metal band

Question 26

Hei Bao (black panther)

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first album to sell 1 million copies, has the song “Wui Di Zi Rong”

Question 27

Zhou Jielun

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the music industry originally did not let in due to looks, fused rock rbnb and rap music with chinese lyrics

Question 28

Faye Wong

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“diva of asia” used western pop songs with new lyrics. Started in cantonese pop, then moved to mandarin

Question 29

M.C. Hotdog

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one of the first people to rap in mandarin. Adapted the style of american rap music

Question 30

Jollin Tsai

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singer, songwriter, actress whowon MTV singing competition

Question 31

Re-TROS

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underground music scene of Nanjing, China

Question 32

Andy Lau

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one of the heavenly kings. Singer, actor, producer who won 7x award for most popular male artist

Question 33

Modern Sky (record label)

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began to include indie and punk music

Question 34

LMF

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also known as Lazy Mutha Fucka, underground music scene of Nanjing, China

Question 35

Long Sheng Dao

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formed in Bejing of rock music scenes, represented growing reggae sounds in china

Question 36

Yin Ts’ang

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highly influential, multi-national Chinese hip-hop group from Beijing

Question 37

Mei Lanfang

Answer 37

opera artist in Chinese theatre