Lin Di

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{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}

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Lin Di ({{zh|c=林笛|p=Lín Dí}}; born 1975 in Shanghai) is a Chinese musician, composer, and vocalist.

Her current band is Cold Fairyland,{{cite book|last=Kloet|first=Jeroen de|title=China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iftKNy0fEWsC&pg=PA128|accessdate=11 May 2011|date=2010-07-15|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|isbn=978-90-8964-162-5|pages=128–}} a progressive rock band in which she plays pipa and keyboard synthesizers, and also sings.

Lin began playing pipa at the age of four. She studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music where she majored in traditional Chinese music and pipa. In 2001, she started her own band, Cold Fairyland, with bass guitarist Su Yong, and composed original music for various commercial projects and orchestral works. She performs occasionally with the Shanghai-based band Swing Shine.

Lin is also an avid photographer.