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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=19-Aug-2016&lang=es&s=12144
19-Aug-2016
by Harley Jones
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| There are probably more accordionists per head of population in Tacheng than any other city in the world. Tacheng is in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China, and to reach Tacheng, takes over 5 hours flying time from Hong Kong, Shanghai or Beijing and is close to the border of Kazakhstan. To put this in perspective, London to Moscow is 3 hours 40 minutes. The China Daily Times (English edition) wrote: "Dubbed as the "city of accordion", Tacheng has a rich history and legacy of accordion. The accordion is akin to a symbol of the city, and out of every 10 people there will be two or three who can play the accordion. Shan Xiaomei, chief of publicity department of Tacheng city, said that the accordion art festival this time is in a large scale with a high level, as the number of performers is likely to pass 1,600, gathering people from all walks of life from 17 ethnic groups." Below is a picture of a small part of the huge orchestra rehearsing before the record breaking attempt performance on Saturday evening. Read about the successful attempt in Daily Reports, competition results, pictures and video of the festival at: 2016Tacheng |
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