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APD Writer Ran Na
The 2018 Beijing Strawberry Music Festival is scheduled to be held from April 29 to May 1 in the Happy Valley Music Park in China. This will mark the first time since the event has returned to Beijing, the Chinese capital, after four years of absence.
The music festival will usher in its tenth year since it was initiated in 2009, with a diversity of music genes such as rock music, independent music, folk music and electronic music to be presented to the public.
A total of several stages will be set up in the music festive, in which around 117 music groups will join in.
The organizing committee recently announced the first lineup of the festival, such as Dou Wei, a music talent, and lyricist Cai Qin. The first lineup is only a small part of the full lineup. More surprises are coming soon.
lyricist Cai Qin
The Strawberry Music Festival, known as China’s largest music festival, was held by Modern Sky, one of world’s leading independent record companies. The previous events all boast a large area of performance venues with the participation of a large number of popular artists and revelers.
Compared with other outdoor musical festivals, the music carnvial seems more spring-like, romantic, and exciting. It has become one of the most successful music brands in China and the most important musical event in the Chinese music sector.
Strawberry Music Festival
The music festival is usually held once a year in Beijing, but it is also held in other big cities including Xi’an, Wuhan, and Shanghai during the year.
Strawberry is not only a kind of fruit, but also means an attitude of life. It represents the full enjoyment of music and life .It is both a spring festival for everyone and a new concept of entertainment.
So that’s why the Strawberry Music Festival is deeply loved by urban white-collar workers and artistic young people, and more and more people are attracted by the captivating event.
Other famous outdoor music festivals in China include the Midi Festival, the West Lake Music Festival, the Valley Folk Music Festival and the Juzhou Music Festival. Among them, the Midi Music Festival is the first domestic original music carnival initiated by the Beijing Midi Music Academy, the birthplace of the underground rock band. The Midi is known as China's Woodstock.
Midi Festival
The flourishing development of various outdoor music festivals shows modern Chinese youth’s passion for music and life. The characteristics of youth, fashion, individuality, and literature and arts reflected in the outdoor music festival itself are also the embodiment and pursuit of modern Chinese youth.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
