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<\/a><\/p>\nFrom the deserts of Xinjiang to the frozen wildlands near the Russian borders, from the industrial furnace cities of the Yangtze to the beauty of green southwest, From Wrexham to Wuhan<\/em> <\/strong>(FWTW) <\/em>tracks 4 British bands as they are scattered to the four corners of China.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014\u2014From Wrexham to Wuhan<\/em> is presented to you by: The British Council<\/strong> in association with Split Works<\/strong><\/p>\n Over the last decade, the cities of Beijing and Shanghai have become regular fixtures on the international live touring circuit.\u00a0 Venues and promoters have blossomed and weekends are full of activity with both international and local bands filling live houses and clubs across the two cities.<\/p>\n The further you go from these Eastern Seaboard megalopolises, the easier it is to see that China is anything but a stereotyped, unified, country housing \u00bc of the world\u2019s population.\u00a0 Beyond the ten biggest cities (and there are some very big urban sprawls indeed in that list), you struggle to find a single venue dedicated to live music or art.\u00a0 There are cities with populations of tens of millions that have never seen an international band play, ever.<\/p>\n Since 2008, we at Split Works<\/strong> have been striving to change this, taking bands in ever increasing circles to cities like Wuhan, Chengdu and Xi\u2019an, but there was always a sense of frustration that we couldn\u2019t go further, that we couldn\u2019t take bands to the outer reaches of China, to the snow and ice locked North on the border with Russia, to the far West, where Muslim minorities live in oasis towns in the middle of the desert, along the road less traveled, spreading music\u2019s good word.<\/p>\n And so it was, when the British Council<\/strong> mooted the idea of doing something with Britain\u2019s best independent bands as a centerpiece of their \u201cYear in China\u201d UK Now<\/strong> festival, we jumped at the chance to go as far and as wide as humanly possible<\/p>\n The concept was simple \u2013 take a band from each of the home nations and drop them in on a Chinese tour in a geographical environment that might remind them in some small way of home and see what transpires.<\/p>\n And so it was that Gallops<\/strong>, a band from a post industrial town in Wales travels along the banks of the Yangtze, playing some of the most industrial cities on the planet, And So I Watch You From Afar<\/strong>, a band from the Emerald Isle headed to Yunnan, China\u2019s greenest and most verdant province, while later in 2012 Jamie Woon <\/strong>flew North to the great ice city of Harbin, while indie collective label Fence <\/strong>journeyed from their spiritual home in Fife to the deserts of Xinjiang.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom Wuhan to Wrexham\u201d<\/em> follows these epic journeys, chronicling the ups and downs, the great moments and the difficult ones.\u00a0 Mostly though, this film showcases through the eyes of the musicians the incredible diversity that exists within China\u2019s borders.\u00a0 You will never think the same about China again.<\/p>\n Loving shot and produced by Shanghai based production house Daedelum Films<\/strong>, we invite you into a world of music and China.<\/p>\n ————————————————————————————————————————————<\/p>\n [Event Info]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u25c8\u00a0Shanghai <\/strong><\/p>\n Time: 7:30PM, Mar.16, SAT.<\/p>\n Venue: Eco Village (485 Fenglin Lu, near Zhongshan Lu) \/ FREE Entry<\/p>\n \u25c8\u00a0Beijing <\/strong><\/p>\n Time: 7PM, Mar.24, SUN.<\/p>\n Venue: XP Club (Southwest Corner, Di’anmen Intersection) \/ FREE Entry<\/p>\nPreview Video\uff1aFrom Wrexham to Wuhan<\/h3>\n