Yaogun

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Yaogun (摇滚, yáogǔn), term used in Chinese to describe rock'n'roll

Most often used in combination with either Zhongguo (China) as 中国摇滚 Zhōngguó yáogǔn or Yinyue (music) as 摇滚音乐 yáogǔn yīnyuè.

It was not until 1987 that the phrase "yao gun" was used.^[1]

Further information

History of Yaogun

• Red Rock, a book about the History of Chinese Rock'n'roll
• Der Lange Marsch des Rock'n'Roll, German book of the History of Rock in China
• History of Rock in China, article at Rock in China wiki

References

1. ↑ "Rock'n'roll pioneers eye second coming". China Radio international (CRI) (2006-06-11). Retrieved on 2008-12-19.

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