Late autumn, in the days I lived with my in-laws in rural Zhejiang province, meant the arrival of one of the warmest companions I ever had at the dinner table - the huotong.
It is a poignant scene. The female camel has rejected its calf, which will not be able to survive without its mother's milk. Only when a musician is called for, playing the horse-head fiddle and accompanied by the equally soothing voice of a herder, is the beast calmed enough to accept and nurse its offspring.
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
Much like the sense of smell, music can instantly bring back moments from our past; locations, people we've known, sensations and emotions. I don't know the particulars of how sounds act on brain activity to make this happen, but it's true.
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
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Raymond Zhou
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Berlin Fang
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