Divergent Paths
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Flowers
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1997: In March, underground rock band " Pan Gu" releases its dirty punk debut "What to Do," which melds underground music with punk trends.
Pop and folk rock artist Xu Wei releases his debut,"In Other Places."
In November, "Sober" release their Britpop debut, "Too Good" .
Modern Sky, the earliest indie music company is found in China, initiating a storm of do-it-yourself music productions.
Several influential albums release, including, Zi Yue's Chinese folk opera rock debut, "The First Album," and Fly's, "The Fly".
1998: It is a year of punk.
In January, a famous punk bar "Scream" opened in Beijing, which displays an entrance sign reading "metal and old rockers get no entrance."
In August, "Punk Era" breaks ground. The publication coincides with the nation-wide punk craze.
Pop punk outfit "New Pants" release their debut "New Pants,"; Pan Gu releases, " Burning with Lewd Desire," and Dou Wei releases his, " Mountain, River and Water," an experimental album of techno and Chinese traditional music.
1999: In January Post-pubescent pop punk band "Flowers" release their debut, "Beside Happiness." The singer of the band is only 15 in that year, which is a mark of the arrival of " Children Era" for Chinese rock.
In the same month, pop rocker Pu Shu's debut, "I Go to 2000," wins the devotion of college students.
Free Music magazine is published under the statement "Music is the means, freedom is the aim."
Three rock magazines, Modern Sky, Xmusic and So Rock soar in popularity.
2000: Modern Sky signs more and more bands, and the proliferation of music labels continue.
2004: In August a three-day rock festival dubbed, "China's Woodstock, " is held on Helanshan Mountain.
Author:Ivana
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