A street family band

A street band composed of a father and his 6-year-old twin daughters become a landscape in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian province.

The father named Tang Ming (stage name) was born in a small village in southwest China's Guizhou province. His parents died when he was young. To earn his life and realize music dream, he began to give street performance in 2001. In 2008, he met Chen who became his wife and they gave birth to twin daughters at the end of 2009. 

Tang taught Zhenzhen and Nannan to play ukulele when they were 4 years old. Now the twin sisters can already play the chord. With twin daughters, Tang has traveled in many places in China including Fuzhou, Changsha, Huaihua, Shenzhen, Guiyang, and Ganzhou.

Loving freedom, Tang does not want to do a stable job, but prefers the street performances.

Tang said that many people questioned that he uses his children to make money. He said that the children's participation can indeed make his performances more attractive and increase the revenue. However, to bring the children to perform in street is not for money but to train their abilities.

Tang also said that his daughters will go to primary school next year. He will find a professional music teacher to train them. He will also find a job in a guitar studio.