Chinese Classic Music
1 min readChinese folk music is an esse- Nce of Chinese culture and traditionally as the talent of Chinese elites.It embodies the Internality of spirituality.
Chinese folk music has a long history.One of the Confucianist Classics,Shi Jing,contained many folk songs.Guofeng is a part of Shi Jing and contains the lyrics of folk songs in 15 different areas from the West Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period.
Traditional Chinese musical instruments are symbols of Chinese culture,including guqin,guzheng,pipa,erhu,xiao and chime.
The classic masterpiece of music named Gao Shan Liu Shui is closely linked to the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi.
Han traditional weddings and funerals usually include a form of ensemble s by playing an oboe called suona and percussive Instruments,the players are called Chuigushou,Ensembles consisting of sheng,suona,flute and gong are also popular in northern villages.Xi’an drum music,consisting of wind and percussive instruments,is a grand traditional wind and drum music. It is a precious heritage of Chinese ancient music,and is honored as the “living fossil of Chinese ancient music”in the world.
