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Qiang Polyphonic Singing
Zewang Renqing and Geluo Zhaxi are brothers who learned Qiang polyphonic singing while herding cattle with their parents in Western Sichuan Province, China. Today, there are relatively few who can still sing these ancient songs, which document the history of the Qiang people.
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