” Hey Bree, you want to go to a music festival?” Sure, but where, we’re in China!”
2 weeks later, there I was, at MIDI music festival. At first, I was reluctant to go because I thought, a music festival in China could not possibly be a real thing however, I decided to give it a try. So there I was with my frien
d Nick, as well as some of my friends from England, embarking on trip that would definitely be exciting to say the least. MIDI festival, located in Suzhou, a city about 3 hrs from our school was known for its unmatched beauty but who
would have known that it would also be known for its night life as well. That morning at 8 am, I woke up, got my suitcase that I had packed the previous night and began a trip that would no doubt change my perception of China and its young people.
Fours hours later, thanks to traffic, there I was in Suzhou, China about to enter a music festival. I honestly did not know what to expect. The two words themselves, China and music festival, just did not seem to go together, because in the states, music festivals are known for being free where any type of music could be played where as in China, considering everything is monitored to a certain degree, I thought it was going to be really uniform.
Nonetheless my expectations were completely shattered. There were DJ’s from all over the world who played a variety of different music over the 3 days I was there. The young people at the festival were so open to all types of music from rock to EDM. MIDI was a huge party that everyone was invited to.
During those three days I did not know what day or time it was and honestly did not care. It was fun to just relax with friends and listen to good music with good people. At first I was reluctant to go to a music festival in China but after going to MIDI, I can definitely say I’m glad I went.
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