What is Chinese Quyi?It is a Collective Term of Various Narrative-Singing Arts
Quyi is a collective term of various narrative-singing arts of the Chinese people.It is an integrated performance art telling stories,shaping characters, and expressing thoughts and feelings by combin...
The Playing Techniques of the Erhu have Witnessed Development
With the efforts of erhu performers in history,the playing techniques of the erhu have witnessed great development.The commonly used techniques include bow skills namely bow separation,fast bow trembl...
Chinese Tibetan Folk Songs and Dances
Tibetan people inhabit Tibet, a beautiful and mystical land which is reputed to be the Roof of the World.They are so cheerful and forthright that they like to live in a free life and sing and dance as...
What is Erhu? The Most Popular Traditional Musical Instruments in China
Erhu (Chinese:二胡), is a traditional Chinese bowed instrument which was started in Tang Dynasty. It was known as Chinese Violin or Chinese two-stringed fiddle. Erhu has only two strings, a thick one an...
Harmony Between Man and Nature is the Highest Goal of Chinese Traditional Music
Traditional Chinese culture comes from rural civilization, focusing on the harmony of nature,the harmony between human beings and nature,the harmony between human beings and society,the harmony betwee...
The Characteristics of Chinese Mongolian Music
The Mongolian minority that inhabits the vast plain in the northern part of China is repuited as an "ethnic group of music and poems." The people have created a large quantity of folk songs...
The Most Popular Bowed String Instrument in China, Erhu
The erhu is a bowed instrument that has become the most widely spread and most representative in China. It consists of a head,axis, rod, qianjin, qinma, sound box, strings and bow, most of which are w...
Traditional Music in Guangdong Province
Guangdong music consists of string and wind instrumental ensemble music that originated from Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta region in the late 19"th century. When it first emerged, this kind...
String and Woodwind Instrumental Music
String and woodwind instrumental music involves one or twopieces of string instruments and bamboo wind instruments as the core of the band. This kind of music is popular mainly in the South. Its chara...
The Most Popular Traditional Musical Instrument in China,Dizi,Bamboo Flute
About 4,500 years ago, designers began to make flutes with bamboo instead of bone. During the reign of the second emperor of the Han Dynasty in the 1st century BC, the flute was also called Hengchui,...
