Yaogun Henan/Rock Henan 2011–2014

Yaogun Henan belongs to the top layer of the trilogy of zines edited by Xi Zhi Zi, dedicated to the rock scene of central China’s Henan province. The two other zines edited by Xi Zhi Zi, Yaogun Xinyang and Xixian yinyue zazhi (also included in RAPMM), are dedicated to Xinyang, a city in southern Henan, and the Xi county, which is subordinate to Xinyang. Yaogun Henan is a pocket-sized 64-page publication. Published between 2011 and 2014, the three issues of the zine contain useful information about bands, shows, albums, music venues, festivals, and instrument shops in Henan, most of which are little known outside the province. As the editor put it, Yaogun Henan is “a zine dedicated to Henan rock music…Past, present, and future. Your youthful scenes will be captured in this small fanzine, forever preserved in time!”