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Liu Shanshan's childhood was not happy. Like many Chinese children, who are pressed by their parents to study musical instruments, she played accordion for hours every day.
Music industry veteran Song Ke has a new plan to save the business. He is organizing large-scale outdoor music festivals to tour 60 cities around China for a year. 
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The Broadway adaptation of American cartoonist Charles Addams' black comedy The Addams Family made its debut in China with its original English version on Aug 13.Art beat in August(16-31)
American rock band Aerosmith will make its debut China show at the outdoor space of Shanghai Hongkou Stadium on Aug 21.
Air Supply live 2013
Chinese singer Li Yuchun promotes her 2013 tour at a news conference in Beijing on August 13, 2013.
Although Tony Bennett has been famous in the United States for more than 60 years, the singer will only make his debut China tour in September.
The last time Adam Young, under his Owl City alias, performed in Beijing's live house venue in 2009, he entertained nearly a thousand screaming fans at Yugong Yishan.
Adam Young started the Owl City music project because he couldn't sleep.
CoCo Lee sings during a signing promotion event for her new album "Illuminate" in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug 2, 2013.
In 2012, Taiwan rock band Mayday sold out two shows at the 80,000-seat Beijing National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, in less than a day.
May Day at the Bird's Nest
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