CHINA : PUNKS bw<br />
BEIJING, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, CHINA - JULY 3: Xiao Rong of "Brain Failure" performs at the Scream bar July 3, 1999 in the Haidan district of Beijing, China. In the spring of 1998, a handful of youngsters teamed up to unofficially rebel against conformist Chinese life. They shaved their heads, and founded bands with names like "Brain Failure" and "Anarchy Boys." To some like punker Xiao Rong, this lifestyle was an extension of the life he'd begun as a school dropout at age 16. Although the majority of the punks came from well-off families, they preferred to live in s...<br />
See More +BEIJING, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, CHINA - JULY 3: Xiao Rong of "Brain Failure" performs at the Scream bar July 3, 1999 in the Haidan district of Beijing, China. In the spring of 1998, a handful of youngsters teamed up to unofficially rebel against conformist Chinese life. They shaved their heads, and founded bands with names like "Brain Failure" and "Anarchy Boys." To some like punker Xiao Rong, this lifestyle was an extension of the life he'd begun as a school dropout at age 16. Although the majority of the punks came from well-off families, they preferred to live in self-imposed poverty. The Scream Bar and its surrounding dusty alleyways in the student district became the center of youthful rebellion until it was finally closed in 2000. The punks bands have moved on to other bars in Beijing, some received contracts with foreign record companies and even toured in Europe, Japan and the U.S.