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For the music genre please see Chinese rock

Rock in China is a (nowadays) wiki-based website dedicated to the documenting and archiving of contemporary Chinese music, ranging from rock music to punk, metal, electro, jazz and hiphop.

Timeline of Rock in China

In April 2004, Rock in China started as subsection named Metal in China at the Painkiller Heavy Music Magazine.

In December 2006, Rock in China opens a wiki.

February 2007: RiC collaborates with Last.fm and starts its own non-commercial promotion label, getting bands such as Hang on the Box, Tookoo, No Name, Blood Funk and The Fuck'ndrolls to work with them.

January 2008: Rock in China becomes an official partner of the Midi Music Festival.

April 2008: Rock in China prepares the official English web infos for the May Midi Music Festival 2008 and becomes a media partner of the German Esplanade.

September 2008: Rock in China prepares the official English web infos for the October Midi Music Festival 2008.

October 2008: Rock in China becomes a media partner of the 20th anniversary of the Goethe-institut.

November 2008: Rock in China started a cooperation with the Institute of Sinology at the University of Heidelberg.

April 2009: Rock in China prepares the official English web infos for the May Midi Music Festival 2009 in Zhenjiang, for the Strawberry Music Festival 2009 in Beijing and the 2009 Beijing Midi Night of Midi in Beijing.

Further information

• Official Homepage
• Rock in China was featured twice in publications of the Insider's Guide to Beijing series as one of the, if not THE, best websites for foreigners to get infos on Chinese rock. (publications: 2006 and 2007)
• China Music Radar: Rock in China is by far the most comprehensive English language resource on Chinese contemporary music. - link
• Beijing Review: the most comprehensive Web portal there is on Chinese rock - link
• Smart Shanghai: ...they also provide a great way to kill a few hours on the internet with their wiki articles. - link