AnaerialdronephototakenonMay4,2024showsasceneatanoriginalmusicfestivalheldinShijiazhuang,northChina'sHebeiProvince.(Xinhua)SHIJIAZHUANG,May5(Xinhua)--AnoriginalmusicfestivalopenedSaturdayafternooninthecityofShijiazhuang,capitalofnorthChina'sHebeiProvince,aspartofitsefforttoboostitsnighteconomy.Ninerockbands,including"theSamans"and"Hanggai,"performedtheiroriginalworksatthemusicfestivalattheShisteelindustriallegacypark,whichwastransformedfromaformersteelplantandopenedtothepublicrecently.Thisfestival,withastrongfolkmusictheme,triestoexploremoremusicalpossibilitiesbyfusingtraditionalChinesemusicandmodernrockmusic.Morethan7,000visitorshaveregisteredtoattendthefestival,accordingtotheShijiazhuangCultureTourismInvestmentGroup,theorganizeroftheevent.Thisfestivalisamongthe80rockandrollmusicactivitiesscheduledforShijiazhuangfromApriltoSeptemberthisyear,asthecityattemptstoboostitsnighteconomy.Shijiazhuangisacitywithasolidrockandrollfoundation."PopularSong,"thefirstChineserockmusicmagazine,wasfoundedthere,andmanyfamousrockmusiciansandrockbandshaverootsinthiscity.Thecityinvitedmorethan50bandsfromacrossthecountrytojointhemusiceventstherelastyear,attractingatotalaudienceof3.2millionin2023.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.