“Beauty and Ugliness” – General

sun-zoo.com — Translation of a Li Yinhe essay about the beauty of music and the ugliness of censorship.

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2 years 37 weeks ago

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zhangbohan 2 years 37 weeks ago

Who the hell is Li Yinhe?

Who Hao/Bu Hao'd It?

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