China Fire (Chinese: 中国火; pinyin: Zhōngguó Huǒ) was a series of three Chinese rock music samplers compiled primarily from Beijing artists. These albums were issued by Taiwan-based label Rock Records during the early stages of Chinese rock in the 1990s. Many of the featured songs appeared on albums by their respective creators, while other groups and their songs never made it past the sampler.[1][2]

China Fire I

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China Fire I
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedDecember 22, 1992
GenreRock
LabelRock Records
Various artists chronology
China Fire I
(1992)
China Fire II
(1996)
# Title Unofficial English translation Artist Notes
1 姐姐 Sister Zhang Chu
2 给我一点爱 Give Me Some Love The Face
3 我不能随便说 I Can't Say It Casually ADO
4 永久的等你 Forever Waiting for You Zhao Gang Track recorded by Shenyang-based band Witness but credited under Zhao's name.
5 Searchin' for Your Life Anodized Hong Kong band.
6 Tired Red Army Disbanded in 1992.
7 别去糟蹋 Don't Go to Waste Black Panther
8 擦去眼泪 Wipe Your Tears Away Self-Education
9 飞翔鸟 Soaring Bird Tang Dynasty

China Fire II

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China Fire II
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 1996
GenreRock
LabelRock Records
Various artists chronology
China Fire I
(1992)
China Fire II
(1996)
China Fire III
(1998)
# Title Unofficial English translation Artist Notes
1 都一样 All the Same Underbaby
2 Master Dou Wei
3 这个夏天 This Summer Iron Kite
4 认识了 Familiarized Zhang Chu
5 1999年8月10日 August 10, 1999 Fang Ke
6 火星人 Martian Zhou Ren
7 金色的眼睛 Golden Eyes Die Young
8 三儿的问题 The Question of Three Frontier
9 招魂 Spiritualism Wang Yong
10 破碎 Shattered Overload

China Fire III

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China Fire III
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 1998
GenreRock
LabelRock Records
Various artists chronology
China Fire II
(1996)
China Fire III
(1998)
# Title Unofficial English translation Artist Notes
1 雾中行 Walking in the Fog Liu Yijun Credited as "Tang Dynasty's Old Five" (唐朝老五).
2 不要告别 Don't Say Goodbye Overload
3 大庙 Temple Dou Wei
4 种子 Seed Underbaby
5 风, 马, 牛 Wind, Horse, Ox Zhou Ren
6 觉醒 Awaken Underbaby
7 这么大 So Large Zhang Chu
8 进化之日 Evolution Day Iron Kite
9 Dance Liu Yijun Same credit as track 1.
10 放学啦! School's Out The Flowers Demo version. First release from the band.

References

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  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture - Page 712 Edward L. Davis - 2009 The concert is remembered as a milestone in the PRG's rock history which made Beijing's new rock culture publicly known. ... In 1992 it released a compilation under the name China Fire and one successful album by the ...
  2. ^ Popular Music and Human Rights: World music - Page 136 Ian Peddie - 2011 One year later, the Taiwanese company Rock Records & Tapes released the first Beijing-based Chinese rock sampler: China Fire I (1992). This was followed by four fairly successful CDs, including a heavy metal album by ...