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China’s Youth Has Forgotten Politics, Cui Jian Laments

Posted by Samuel Wade | Dec 3, 2013

Chinese rock legend Cui Jian complained to South China Morning Post that today’s young...

Cui Jian: Still Rocking

Posted by Josh Rudolph | May 11, 2012

Cui Jian began his music career playing trumpet for the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra in the early 80s. He is now lauded as the father of Chinese rock music. Earlier this week, fans gathered in Beijing for a special preview of...

Cui Jian’s Revolution with Beer

Posted by Xiao Qiang | Sep 7, 2008

“The German Die Zeit published this glimpse of an anti-Olympics concert by veteran rocker Cui Jian, held in a Beijing bar outside the Olympic zone. As the greatest symbol of the “nothing” generation, Cui Jian still bottles...

Cui Jian: China’s Rock Rebel Updates His Appeal

Posted by Paulina Hartono | Jan 31, 2008

An article from International Herald Tribune discusses the current musical plans of Cui Jian, the father of Chinese rock, as well as the status of rock n’ roll in China: When Cui Jian – “the godfather of...

Music Series: Cui Jian – A Piece of Red Cloth

Posted by Sophia Cao | Feb 3, 2007

“I performed at Tiananmen Square in 1989, 15 days before the crackdown. I sang A Piece of Red Cloth (一块红布), a tune about alienation. I covered my eyes with a red cloth to symbolize my feelings. The students were heroes....

Cui Jian played his first officially sanctioned concert in Beijing in 12 years., via keso’s blog.

Posted by Xiao Qiang | Oct 3, 2005

Cui Jian played first officially sanctioned concert in Beijing in 12 years, via keso’s blog.

Cui Jian played in Beijing last Saturday – Taipei Times

Posted by Xiao Qiang | Sep 26, 2005

From Taipei Times: China’s godfather of electric rock Cui Jian assaulted Beijing late Saturday with his loud and angry wall of sound in his first officially sanctioned concert in the capital in 12 years. Some 10,000 fans gathered in the Capital Gymnasium to hear the 44 year-old perform the latest versions of his songs, many […]

Cui Jian’s Music In Flash

Posted by Xiao Qiang | Mar 16, 2005

From the Danwei Blog: Cui Jian, about whose influence on Chinese rock-and-roll countless dissertations have been written, is set to release a new album at the end of the month. In the meantime, he has teamed up with noted Flash artist Lao Jiang to release an animated video for his new song Mr. Red.

CDT Editors’ Picks: The Best of 2022

Posted by Cindy Carter | Jan 4, 2023

2022 was an extraordinary year in China, and our editors’ “best of” picks from CDT and other media outlets reflect the many dramatic events that shaped people’s lives. It was the third and apparently final year of China’s...

A Brief Timeline of Student Protests in China since 1989

Posted by Alex Yu | Jun 14, 2022

June 4, 2022 marked the 33rd anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on protesters to suppress the student-led Tiananmen Movement of 1989. In the following decades, student activism in mainland China never ceased, despite...