Ancient Lights Media
China: Arts
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip takes a look at some of China's traditional arts.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Folklife Center: California Audio and Video Samples and Notes
This collection of sound files from the American Folklife Center reflects the life, culture, diversity and traditions of the people of California. It includes traditional songs, music and personal stories.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Modern Chinese Music Sound Clips
This site includes many sound clips of Chinese music. The names of the clips are written in English and Chinese, but a special viewer must be downoaded to view the Chinese characters.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Chinese Music Archive
A collection of Chinese music generally enjoyed in China today, including traditional music, folk songs, children's songs and popular music. Songs are also categorized by specific periods in modern Chinese history. The website is bilingual.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Sounds of China
Discover the sounds of China by listening to the narration of musicologist professor Lan Lan Wang. Each narration is available in a streaming format and a downloadable mp3 file. There is also a printable pdf transcript of the narration.