China Record Corporation

China Record Corporation (CRC; Chinese: 中国唱片总公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Chàngpiàn Zǒngōnggsī) is the Chinese government's oldest and largest record company. CRC's catalog of traditional Chinese ethnic, classical and folk music features over 60,000 releases spanning over 1,000 years of Chinese musical history, and includes the Peking operas and a large collection of children's tunes and pop music. Many of the recordings, which date back to the 1920s and 1930s, are the oldest known recordings in China.[1]

China Record Corporation
Founded1949
Distributor(s)IODA (USA)[1]
GenreFolk music, Guoyue, Chinese opera, Mandopop
Country of origin China
LocationBeijing (main)
Chengdu
Shanghai
Shenzhen
Official websitewww.China-CRC.com.cn
See also: China Records

See also
  • List of record labels

References
  1. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4736240/IODA-Inks-Worldwide-Digital-Distribution.html#abstract IODA Inks Worldwide Digital Distribution Deal with China Record Corporation; First Time Music from Oldest and Largest Record Company of Chinese Government Will Be Available Commercially Outside of China.
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