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Mar 2023
14m 24s

Intermediate | Finding Live Music

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The experts agree: China is an emerging power. But as a new superpower, what powers will it have on the world stage? Hopefully, one of them will be the power to rock your face off! Slowly but surely, China’s live music scene is making progress. From this podcast you’ll learn the Mandarin Chinese required for finding out about live rock and roll shows. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0456

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