Why Shijiazhuang, China's "City of Rock and Roll" News | Creation | China

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 05:24 AM

On July 13th, a news from the Cultural, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau of Shijiazhuang City in Hebei Province received widespread attention: from July to October this year, Shijiazhuang City will hold the "Rock Home Town" - China's "Rock City" music performance season. By organizing a series of large-scale rock music performances and conducting mass, public welfare, and normalized performances for the benefit of the people, we aim to comprehensively build China's "City of Rock and Roll".

According to official reports, during this period, Shijiazhuang City will hold large-scale performance events with significant domestic influence, high popularity of bands, large audience numbers, high commercialization level, and new exhibition forms to attract the attention of music fans nationwide. The city will also introduce well-known domestic music festival brands, present multiple heavyweight performances for the audience, and enrich camping, catering, cultural and creative product sales and other business formats, attracting rock fans from across the country to check in to Shijiazhuang. At that time, well-known Chinese rock musicians, experts and scholars, as well as organizers of large-scale music festivals and cultural enterprise leaders, will be invited to hold the Shijiazhuang Summit on Chinese Rock Music, review the development process of Shijiazhuang rock music, and discuss the future development path of Chinese rock music.

The city will also periodically arrange rock musicians to randomly take public buses and innovate the "pop-up" improvisation performances to enhance the sense of participation and interaction among citizens.

Why is Shijiazhuang the "City of Rock and Roll" in China?

The awarding ceremony of the rock music creation base of the Hebei Musicians Association. Hebei Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles provides maps

Earlier on June 6th, the rock music creation base of the Hebei Musicians Association was established in Shijiazhuang. According to a report by Hebei Daily, rock music has appeared in China since the 1980s and has developed for nearly 40 years. It has formed a rock music style with Chinese characteristics and themes, and has been loved by people. As the capital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang naturally has the soil for the survival and development of rock music. Famous rock bands have emerged here one after another, and the monthly magazine "Popular Songs", known as the "first magazine of Chinese rock," has been founded. Therefore, Shijiazhuang is also known as the "Capital of Rock and Roll.".

According to the Hebei Musicians Association, the establishment of the "Hebei Musicians Association Rock Music Creation Base" aims to unite the widest range of rock music enthusiasts, standardize and develop rock music creation through the rock music creation base platform, and create rock music that is loved by the people, especially young people. Next, the Hebei Musicians Association will definitely guide rock musicians to create passionate, positive, Chinese style, and popular new rock.

"Rock music has always been a youthful dream for everyone, with passion, passion, and boldness, representing the dream of youth." Sun Lei, Director of the Literature and Art Department of the Propaganda Department of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, stated at the time that the establishment of the Rock Music Creation Base of the Provincial Music Association will definitely play a correct leading role in ideology and creation, leading outstanding rock musicians to create modern rock songs that truly resonate with the people.

Why Shijiazhuang, China's "City of Rock and Roll" News | Creation | China

Pengpai News noticed that in March of this year, the Propaganda Department of the Shijiazhuang Municipal Party Committee also organized a research meeting on rock music in Shijiazhuang.

The participants in this research meeting include Cao Xianbang, former Chairman of Hebei Musicians Association, former Vice Chairman of Hebei Federation of Literary and Art Circles, former President of Popular Songs Magazine and Executive Director of China Musicians Association, Li Shan, President of Shijiazhuang Cultural Industry Association, Kang Jie, General Manager of Hebei New Earth Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. and Head of Hebei Good Role Model Art Troupe, La Qiang, Founder of Underground Velvet, Liu Jian, Independent Musician, Folk Singer, and Lead Singer of Line by Line Band, Duan Yinan, Performance Agent of Hebei Love Ring Culture Media Co., Ltd. and Editor of "I Love Rock Music" Magazine.

Everyone had a heated discussion on the development history and current situation of rock music in Shijiazhuang, the position of rock music in the national music field, important bands and related events, the feasibility, methods, and impact of holding rock music festivals in Shijiazhuang, and put forward relevant opinions and suggestions on building the "City of Rock" in Shijiazhuang.

It is interesting that the website of Hebei Network Radio and Television Station once published an article in 2022 stating that the English term "rock" for "rock" has another interpretation: it refers to the huge rock that forms the hardest part of the earth's surface or protrudes from the surrounding ground. In English, "rock" and "stone" are the same words. Shijiazhuang - RockHomeTown, can be translated as "hometown of rock/rock" in English. Regardless of reality or fate, Shijiazhuang is a truly "rock city".

The interpretation of "Rock Home Town" is also officially recognized.

In August 2021, Ma Yujun, the Mayor of Shijiazhuang Municipal People's Government, stated in a government work report that cultural activities with a new era atmosphere, such as music festivals, art festivals, and anime festivals, should be organized to form a cultural brand with a large domestic influence, a large audience, high commercialization level, and new exhibition forms, and to create a modern music new fashion with "Rock Home Town" as a unique brand, greatly enhancing the soft power of urban culture.

In the same year, bassist Ji Gong from the band "Universal Youth Hotel" was approved as a special allowance expert for the Shijiazhuang Municipal Government, which immediately sparked heated discussions. The Shijiazhuang Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau responded that this rock band musician has received special government allowances for the first time. During the management period, the selected individuals will receive a monthly expert position allowance of 500 yuan. The reason for being approved is that Ji Gong has a significant influence in society and has played a role in promoting the "business card" of Shijiazhuang.

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