Music of Inner Mongolia

Music of China
Timeline
General topics
Traditional Chinese instruments Musicology Chinese orchestra Chinese Musicians' Association
Genres
C-pop: (Cantopop, Mandopop) Rock Hip hop Opera
Specific forms
Taoist music Yayue
Media and performance
Music festivals	Midi Modern Music Festival
Music media	Radio stations China Record Corporation
National anthem	Historical anthems Patriotic / Revolutionary March of the Volunteers Three Principles of the People
Regional music
Anhui Fujian Gansu Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hong Kong Hunan Hubei Inner Mongolia Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Macau Northeast Qinghai Shandong Shaanxi Shanxi Sichuan Taiwan (ROC) Tibet Xinjiang Yunnan Zhejiang

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China, with traditions related to Tuvan music and Mongolian music. Musically, it is known for the Han shanxi opera tradition. Popular musicians including the yangqin player Urna Chahar-Tugchi, formerly of Robert Zollitsch’s Gaoshan Liushui, a world music ensemble. The singer-songwriter Tengger has been well-known throughout China since his 1986 hit "I am a Mongolian" (Bi mongol hun); he has since formed a band called Blue Wolf.

Musical institutions include the China Inner Mongolia Nationality Music and Dance Opera Troupe and the Morin Khuur Society of China.