Whether it is being sung spontaneously by rural people working in the field or travelling or performed more formally at one of more than a hundred traditional Hua er festivals held annually in these provinces, Hua er is an important vehicle for expressing personal feelings in a social setting and cultural exchange across ethnicities, as well as a popular rural entertainment.

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He said residents in the area of Cotgrave Road described hearing a loud thud around 03:15 GMT on 15 August as Mr Todd lost control of his Citroen C3 while travelling at speed and crashed through a fence into a field.

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