Yaogun Xinyang/Rock Xinyang 2011–2015

Yaogun Xinyang is a pocket-sized 64-page zine dedicated to the rock scene of Xinyang, a city in central China’s Henan province. The editors, Xi Zhi Zi and Yang Mu, aim to document the development of rock music in this city from a personal perspective, saying, “as an independent cultural magazine from a small city, it is truly remarkable that it has persevered for five years despite the scarcity of information. From the unfamiliarity and alienation when we first arrived in this city, to the gradual integration into it today, whether acknowledged or not, we have, in fact, become a part of it”. Five issues were published between 2011 and 2015, with articles about bands, shows, and music venues in the city, as well as musicians who have moved out of Xinyang. There are also a series of articles about bands in local colleges and universities, whose information can be hardly found elsewhere.