Nothing to My Name – First Live Performance (1986)

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Title

Nothing to My Name – First Live Performance (1986)

Subject

Live performance; Chinese music history; visual protest; 1980s China

Description

Footage of Cui Jian’s first public performance of Nothing to My Name at the Beijing Workers’ Stadium. His rebellious presence on stage marked a pivotal moment in Chinese cultural history.

Creator

CCTV (original broadcaster); Cui Jian

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vMWo9ORZC8

Publisher

YouTube (uploader unknown); originally broadcast by CCTV

Date

1986-05-09

Contributor

Digital archivists and fans who preserved and uploaded the footage

Relation

Primary performance of the main song item; related to youth movements in post-Mao China

Format

MP4 (embedded YouTube video); 640x480 pixels

Language

Chinese

Type

Moving Image

Citation

CCTV (original broadcaster); Cui Jian, “Nothing to My Name – First Live Performance (1986),” Omeka, accessed May 21, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/501.

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