There are several performance stages for Chinese opera and music, which have so far included concerts featuring the guqin, a stringed instrument favored by Confucius.

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But they are still hugely up on the year and copper bulls think that prices will be supported by the booming Chinese and Indian economies, recovery in Germany and Japan and a growing appetite for commodities as a financial instrument.

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