Birthday: 2nd Feb.
Astrology: Aquarius
Bloodtype: AB
Birthplace: WuYiShan City, FuJian Province, P.R.China
Favorite music: Chinese traditional music and instrument, Chinese Huangmei opera, Opera,enka song,classical Chinese opera.
Xie xuemei started to learn GuZheng from 7 years old. In 1990, she entered the Fujian Art Teachers School and studied under Professor Chen Maojin and the famous artist Chen Aijuan.She graduated from the music department of that school in 1993 and then went to the Academy of Art in Wuyishan City, China.
Xie made her debut as a soloist on the Guzheng in 1993. During that same year, she performed on the Chinese television program Zhong Guo You (which means 'travelling in China'). The next year, she made her second television appearance, this time on the Fujian program Evening Concert of Hua Cha Dou Cha (which means 'discussion about tea')
Xie toured through Singapore and Malaysia in 1995, where some of her performances were broadcast on television in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In July 1996 Xie appeared on Chinese television for the third time, on the Fujian program The Evening Concert of Sunlight of July.
In 1997, Xie moved to Shimane, Japan and performed on the Matsue City Citizens' Concert. Professor Shozo Kobayashi of Shimane University composed a special piece for her entitled "Beside Lake Shinji." She also performed at a celebrity charity concert in Shimane which was televised by the local station of the Japanese national broadcaster, NHK.
In April 1998, Xie entered the music department of Shimane University to study composition under Assistant Professor Tatsuya Kawasoi. Later that year,she performed on The Moon Viewing Evening Concert, which was broadcast by a local commercial television station, and gave a live performance on the Guzhengon the local NHK television station.
In 1999, Xie reprised her role on The Moon Viewing Evening Concert, which was once again broadcast on the local television. She also gave a performance on the Guzheng at The International Exchange Conference of Neighboring Countries Around the Sea of Japan.
In 2002, The first album "Xie xuemei" was released by Str Digital in USA.
In 2003, Graduated from Shimane University. and then moved to Tokyo
In Jan, 2004, Xie joined in the band "Kagaku sanshimai" as the GuZheng player. and in Dec. the first album "Kagaku sanshimai" of this 3 girs band was released in Japan
In Mar, 2005, Xie played the GuZheng in the album named "Wish a world", which was released by Ponycanyon Inc.
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