中国之声

David Weinberg presents a sonic collage of China captured during a reporting trip across Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Inner Mongolia. The collection features diverse audio artifacts, including an indie music compilation titled *A Random Walk in the Park* found in a Beijing record shop and an intense radio drama overheard in a Shanghai taxi. Observations of the Chinese urban landscape reveal a scarcity of street performers, with those present often singing to pre-recorded tracks to solicit funds for medical emergencies, evidenced by hospital documents displayed on the pavement. The soundscape is further defined by ubiquitous "miniature bullhorn" advertisements for street food like roast pears and the energetic atmosphere of underground rock clubs like School in Beijing. These field recordings capture the intersection of commercialism, personal hardship, and subcultural expression within contemporary Chinese society.