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china

Last updated: Wed Oct 29 2025 20:47:11 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

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Music tagged as "china" encompasses traditional and contemporary sounds rooted in Chinese musical heritage, featuring distinctive instruments like the erhu, pipa, and guzheng alongside pentatonic scales and regional folk melodies. The tag spans ancient court music, ethnic minority traditions, and modern fusion works that blend Chinese elements with pop, rock, and experimental styles. This diverse category reflects China's vast cultural landscape, from meditative instrumental pieces to energetic folk performances and innovative cross-cultural collaborations.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
13		1971-07-02	FireFly	Days In A Green Hill	asia china
56		1972	Various Artists	Masters Of Guqin (Da Shi Gu Qin)	chinese	wood and string # 63
70		1974	Various Artists	Music From South of Yangtze	china
25		1977	Various Artists	電視劇《想見你》原聲帶	c-pop china chinese soundtrack taiwan	taiwan # 6
58		1977	Hush	支線任務	alternative c-pop china chinese male vocalists taiwan	taiwan # 28
2		1977	Various Artists	China	china chinese ethno folk traditional world
51		1977	Various Artists	The Nines	ambient china downtempo dub dub techno dubstep easy listening electronic electronica idm minimalism
28		1980-08	Various Artists	An Anthology of Chinese Experimental Music 1992-2008	asia china
72		1989	Jiang Cairu	Gold Finger: Chinese Erhu	china
46		1989-02-01	崔健	新长征路上的摇滚	rock singer-songwriter folk rock new wave
53		1990	GRUPO LABERINTO	QUE BARBARIDAD_RANCHERAS Y CORRIDOS_2010_LABERINTO_MARCOCHALINO	africa america argentina brazil canada china colombia country mexico	colombia # 6 america # 9
65		1994	Hideo Osaka	The Art of the Japanese Bamboo flute	asia china flute world
29		1999	Name	Be Bold (chinese)	china chinese
79		1999	Tomahawk	Dead City	china groove metal metal
16		2003	Joel Elizalde	GTO.MEX.EGOISMO_2010_JOEL ELIZALDE	africa america argentina asia brazil china cuba
30		2003	Various Artists	Famous Qupai of Jinghu	china
42		2003-11-16	Britney Spears	Burning Up - Single	china dance pop
43		2004	Various Artists	Collection of the Most Famous Guqin Players		wood and string # 57
80		2004	Various Artists	Best Collection of Traditional Chinese Music Vol. 2: Fishermans Song at Dusk	asia china world	asia # 18
54		2004	Various Artists	Collection Of Instrumental Music From Minority Nationalities	china
10		2004-10-25	Luthomania	Itinérances	acoustic china lute morocco oud	lute # 15 morocco # 35 oud # 35
85		2005	Re-TROS	Cut Off!	china post-punk
81		2006	Askura Alexander Shkuratov	From Nowhere	african alternative ambient arabic asia blues celtic chillout china chinese christian dance ethnic ethno folk indian japan new age new wave pop singer-songwriter soul trance vocal trance world	ethnic # 2 asia # 22 ethno # 80
7		2006	Various Artists	Ancient Chinese Music: Lofty Mountains and Flowing Water	asia china world
57		2006-04-12	Askura Alexander Shkuratov	TO THE LIGHT	african alternative ambient ambient dub arabic asia blues celtic chillout china chinese christian dance electronic ethnic ethno folk indian industrial instrumental japan jazz latino new age new wave pop psychill rap rock singer-songwriter soul techno trance vocal trance world	ambient dub # 31 ethno # 64
93		2007	Sa Dingding	Alive	china chinese	chinese # 39
27		2007-11-25	Vate	Orient Stress	alternative america big beat china electro electroclash electronic electronica latin latin america mexican mexico	latin america # 42
68		2008-03-03	Zhang Li Yin	Zhang Li Yin - Y (why...)	china
71		2008-04-25	IGO	Synth Love	china electro synthpop
100		2008-08-18	Monkey	Journey To The West	china chinese electronic electronica opera soundtrack	opera # 71 chinese # 82
21		2008-09-01	SMZB	Ten Years Rebellion	china rock
39		2009	Various Artists	Anthology of Chinese Traditional & Folk Music Played on Guqin: Vol. 6	asia china chinese wood and string world	wood and string # 54
37		2009	Various Artists	The Rough Guide To The Music Of China	china
67		2009	Various Artists	Anthology Of Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: Dizi Vol. 7	asian china chinese world
89		2009	Various Artists	Shanghai Lounge Divas - The Original Recordings	china
90		2009	Various Artists	Treasure of Traditional Music Vol. 9	china
95		2009-10-30	林宥嘉	感官/世界	c-pop china chinese male vocalists pop taiwan	chinese # 52 c-pop # 58 taiwan # 87
66		2010	Erutan	Tarts	acoustic alternative ambient americana avant-pop british cabaret chillout china classical dance dark ambient dark folk darkwave dream pop electronic electronica ethereal ethnic eurobeat female vocalists folk folktronica gothic metal greek indie pop jazz metal moscow neoclassical neofolk nerdcore new age new weird america poetry pop power metal reggae shoegaze soundtrack symphonic metal synthpop world world fusion	avant-pop # 1 new weird america # 16 nerdcore # 20 eurobeat # 56 moscow # 68
11		2010-01-01	X is Y	LP	china math rock
3		2010-02-07	Pharmakustik	Implantrobotik	ambient china dark ambient dark industrial electro electronic electronica german germany glitch industrial minimalism neoclassical soundscape	dark industrial # 43
20		2012	Various Artists	avant-unlistenable	ambient asian bay area china chinese classical darkwave drone electro electronic ethereal illbient instrumental lo-fi musique concrete noise san francisco soundscape soundtrack symphony trance trip	musique concrete # 4 san francisco # 7 trip # 81
96		2012	China Anne McClain	A.N.T. Farm	china
15		2013-04-22	Hannah Peel	Nailhouse EP	china
94		2013-11-29	Nine Treasures	Nine Treasures	china chinese	chinese # 48
74		2016	Zhou Yu	Lament In The River Mansion		wood and string # 77
31		2016	Various Artists	Ancient Chinese Music: Shadows Of Apricot Blossoms	acoustic china chinese classical instrumental traditional
83		2016	Various Artists	Ancient Chinese Music: Autumn Reflections By The Dongting Lake	china
40		2016-06-21	R.E.D	Oriental - R.E.D	china
23		2017-03-03	Various Artists	Classics: Pipa and Suona	asia china world
61		2017-03-03	Various Artists	Chinese Music Classics of the 20th Century: Dizi I	china
41		2017-03-03	Various Artists	Guzheng Classics by Chinese Guzheng Masters
69		2018-01-19	Fishdoll	Noonsense	china electronic jazz pop soul
98		2018-11-02	Dead Can Dance	Dionysus	neoclassical darkwave world world fusion	folktronica # 10 dark folk # 57 nerdcore # 76 poetry # 77 new weird america # 77 poptron # 85 ethnic # 85 tribal # 88 eurobeat # 93 moscow # 94 world # 94 neoclassical darkwave # 96 neomedieval # 99 ethnic fusion # 99 world fusion # 100
1		2020	The Dark Prison Massacre	Demo Promo 2008	brutal death metal china
76		2023	Various Artists	Riverside Scenes On A Bright Day	asia china chinese	asia # 6
32		2024-08-15	Various Artists	Anthology of Chinese Traditional & Folk Music: Collection Played on the Pipa Vol. 2		wood and string # 48
9			Spiral Cow	Like Playing To A Cow	animals china post-rock	animals # 35
38			王詩安	詩	c-pop china chinese female vocalists rnb taiwan	taiwan # 9
47			張惠妹	我可以抱你嗎?愛人	c-pop china chinese female vocalists taiwan	taiwan # 19
50			TANK 呂建忠	延長比賽 Keep Fighting	c-pop china chinese male vocalists taiwan	taiwan # 22
59			颜人中	很需要	c-pop china chinese male vocalists taiwan	taiwan # 29
77			Jiangsu Art Troupe Folk Music Band	Sound of Homeland Vol. 3	asia china	asia # 8
82			Jiangsu Art Troupe Folk Music Band	Sound of Homeland Vol. 2	asia china	asia # 27
86			蕭敬騰	同名專輯	c-pop china chinese male vocalists taiwan	taiwan # 49
91			王力宏	改變自己	c-pop china chinese male vocalists taiwan	chinese # 14 c-pop # 16 taiwan # 73
97			Zyboy忠宇	妈妈的话	c-pop china chinese male vocalists	chinese # 64 c-pop # 67
4			刘柏辛Lexie	无限意识 Meta Ego	c-pop china chinese female vocalists
5			Song Fei	Famous Chinese Erhu Pieces: Vol. 1 - Song of New Years Eve (Zhong Guo Er Hu Ming Jia Ming Qu Shang)	asia china world
6			刘柏辛Lexie	上线了	c-pop china chinese female vocalists hyperpop synthpop
8			刘柏辛Lexie	2029	c-pop china chinese female vocalists
12			GRUPO LABERINTO DE CD. OBREGON SONORA MEX. BY DISCOS MUSART	Totalmente Ranchero	africa america argentina brazil canada china colombia country mexico
14			陈婧霏	晚风	c-pop china chinese female vocalists
17			颜人中	好喜欢你	c-pop china chinese male vocalists taiwan
18			吳卓源	5 am	c-pop china chinese
19			丁世光	神经志	c-pop china chinese
22			崔健	飞狗	china
24			Laberinto	Territorio Prohibido	china mexico
26			裘德	颁奖的时候我要缺席	c-pop china chinese male vocalists
33			裘德	最后的水族馆	china chinese male vocalists
34			刘柏辛Lexie	上线了 GONE GOLD	c-pop china chinese female vocalists
35			方大同	JTW西遊記	c-pop china chinese male vocalists
36			JINBAO	東京物语	c-pop china chinese instrumental
44			阿弗娄	银河上升的三秒钟	china
45			柳爽	星球	c-pop china chinese male vocalists
48			韋禮安	Sounds of My Life	c-pop china chinese male vocalists
49			许钧	美梦公司	china
52			TANK 呂建忠	Fighting!生存之道	c-pop china chinese male vocalists
55			刘柏辛Lexie	GONE GOLD	c-pop china chinese female vocalists
60			焦迈奇	我的名字	c-pop china chinese
62			白水	冬	china folk
63			朴樹	我去2000年	china
64			海来阿木	三生三幸	c-pop china chinese male vocalists
73			Traditional music from China	Spirit Of The East	china
78			陳昊森	刻在我心底的名字	c-pop china chinese male vocalists
84			艾怡良	說 艾怡良	c-pop china chinese female vocalists pop
87			梁漢文	Effort And Love	c-pop china
88			声音玩具	劳动之余	china
92			莫斯满	野花香	china
99			郭顶	飞行器的执行周期	china
75			周杰倫	November's Chopin

Related genres

• chinese
• c-pop
• asia
• world
• electronic
• pop
• male vocalists
• soundtrack
• instrumental
• japan