China (album)
E39562
China is a 1979 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, inspired by Chinese culture and incorporating both traditional motifs and synthesizer-based soundscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| China (album) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: China (album) Context triple: [Vangelis, notableWork, China (album)]
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A.
Xuan
Xuan is a Vietnamese surname commonly used as a family name in Vietnam.
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B.
Zhōnghuá Táiběi
Zhōnghuá Táiběi is the standard Mandarin Chinese name used in international contexts to refer to Chinese Taipei, a designation commonly applied to Taiwan in global organizations and sporting events.
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C.
China
China is a vast East Asian country known for its long continuous civilization, large population, and major global economic and political influence.
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D.
Xintiandi
Xintiandi is a fashionable, pedestrian-only district in central Shanghai known for its upscale shopping, dining, nightlife, and preserved Shikumen-style architecture.
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E.
Wuling
Wuling is a Chinese automotive marque known for producing affordable compact cars and microvans, marketed through a joint venture involving General Motors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: China (album) Target entity description: China is a 1979 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, inspired by Chinese culture and incorporating both traditional motifs and synthesizer-based soundscapes.
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A.
Xuan
Xuan is a Vietnamese surname commonly used as a family name in Vietnam.
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B.
Zhōnghuá Táiběi
Zhōnghuá Táiběi is the standard Mandarin Chinese name used in international contexts to refer to Chinese Taipei, a designation commonly applied to Taiwan in global organizations and sporting events.
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C.
China
China is a vast East Asian country known for its long continuous civilization, large population, and major global economic and political influence.
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D.
Xintiandi
Xintiandi is a fashionable, pedestrian-only district in central Shanghai known for its upscale shopping, dining, nightlife, and preserved Shikumen-style architecture.
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E.
Wuling
Wuling is a Chinese automotive marque known for producing affordable compact cars and microvans, marketed through a joint venture involving General Motors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| alsoReleasedAs |
audio CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| artist | Vangelis ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows |
Beaubourg neighborhood
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaubourg
|
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Opera Sauvage (album)
ⓘ
surface form:
Opera Sauvage
|
| composer | Vangelis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| coverArtDesigner | Alwyn Clayden ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic instruments
ⓘ
electronic keyboards ⓘ traditional Chinese percussion ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
ⓘ
progressive electronic ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | Polydor 2383 553 ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 38 minutes ⓘ |
| hasSubtrack |
Long March
ⓘ
surface form:
Chung Kuo / The Long March
|
| hasTrack |
Chung Kuo
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ
surface form:
Himalaya
Summit ⓘ The Dragon ⓘ The Little Fete ⓘ Long March ⓘ
surface form:
The Long March
The Plum Blossom ⓘ The Tao of Love ⓘ Yin & Yang ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainTheme | evocation of Chinese landscapes and philosophy ⓘ |
| notableFor | fusion of Western electronic music with Chinese musical elements ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Vangelis discography ⓘ |
| performer | Vangelis ⓘ |
| producer | Vangelis ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| trackNumberOf |
Chung Kuo: 1
ⓘ
Himalaya: 8 ⓘ Summit: 9 ⓘ The Dragon: 3 ⓘ The Little Fete: 6 ⓘ The Long March: 2 ⓘ The Plum Blossom: 4 ⓘ The Tao of Love ⓘ
surface form:
The Tao of Love: 5
Yin & Yang: 7 ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | synthesizer ⓘ |
| usesMotifsFrom | traditional Chinese music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: China (album) Description of subject: China is a 1979 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, inspired by Chinese culture and incorporating both traditional motifs and synthesizer-based soundscapes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.