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Silk Road: Ürümqi


Silk Road: Ürümqi
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 97 W: 15 N: 608] (1488)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-03
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Olympus SP500UZ
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-04-11 2:06
Viewed: 274
Points: 6
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Silkroad travels: Ürümqi

I like this picture from the People's park a lot. These hobby musicians met for their own pleasure, the composition of the group changed continuously and they spent much time to discuss what they wanted to play. There were other groups nearby consisting variably of one, two or up to ten members. The music played was exclusively traditional and when you talk about traditional, the central Chinese culture rakes back to more than a thousand years. The governement systematically fosters the respect for traditions.

To the left you see the female singer. Then follows a player of the Erhu, a screeching-sounding fiddle with two strings; the next musician plays the Sheng, a sort of complex Carina; two more Erhu players follow. To be quite honest: the music sounds absolutely weird to an unexperienced European ear. I add a picture of the note booklet in the workshop area.
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Hallo Diter,
schade das hier kein Ton dabei ist :)
LG Christian

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  • Buin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3260 W: 0 N: 6352] (22229)
  • [2008-04-11 12:04]

Hallo Dieter!
Ein herrliches Bild! All diese konzentrierten Gesichter, und dann diese exotischen Instrumente - toll! Du hast das schwierige Licht hier gut gemeistert. Für mich eines Deiner Besten.
Grüße aus der Kur - und ein schönes Wochenende!
Frank

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  • CMJC Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 27 N: 61] (1079)
  • [2008-04-12 3:21]

comme l'on dit la photo de ton WS je n'y comprend rien et pour moi c'est du chinois! LOL!
quant à ce groupe à composition variable on y voit le plaisr de ses musicien

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