China in their hands Do you know your pipa from your guqin? Are you down with Joyside and New Pants? Meet the movers and shakers on Beijing's music scene in these portraits by Dan Chung Tweet Alt-rock act New Pants pose in a Beijing lingerie store. The band sold 100,000 copies of their debut album in China Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian Bian Yuan of Joyside (right) is considered 'China's Jim Morrison'. He strikes a pose here with bass player Liu Hac Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian Opera singer Dai Yuqiang in front of the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian Li Furong is one of a supposed 10 million violin students in China. Watch a video about her life Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian Wu Na plays the guqin, a seven-string zither once favoured by Confucius Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian Zhao Cong, pictured near Beijing's Drum Tower, is a pipa (lute) player. Watch a demonstration Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian