A hit and a harsh reviewSourced
An early Chinese pop hit.
A critic heard a cat.
Li Minghui's 1928 recording of Drizzle became an early Chinese popular-music success. Writer Lu Xun disliked the singing so much that he compared it to the noise of a hanged cat. The new sound had both fans and fierce critics.
Even a pioneering hit
can split its first audience.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01