Xi'an Funeral Music

This is surely going to give me bad karma, but I taped a funeral's music ceremony going on outside my apartment several weeks ago.

The music is, well, ah, interesting. Some traditional Shaanxi-style opera for you.

Crank your computer's volume up while you listen for the full effect:





This music went on for a good three to four hours.

The proper funeral procession was the next day. I knew because I heard old women weeping as they walked beneath my apartment.