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Guangdong Music |
| Guangdong music is one genre of the rich and colorful national music. In the later half of the 19th century, Guangdong music was prevalent in the Guangzhou dialect area, including the Pearl River Delta. |
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China's First Cantata: Changhen Ge
Based on the popular poem Changhen Ge (Song of Everlasting Sorrow) by Bai Juyi in 807, Huang Zi composed China's first cantata of the same name. |
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Living Fossil of Chinese Ancient Music
At a national conference on the protection of traditional Chinese culture held in April this year, Xi'an ancient music, along with 28 other items, was included in the second phase of the National Folk Culture Protection Project. Meanwhile, a special team was set up in Northwest China's Xi'an City to begin the preservation work on the dying art form.
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Chinese Musical Instruments
Pipa - four-stringed lute with 30 frets and pear-shaped body. The instrumentalist holds the pipa upright and play with five small plectra attached to each finger of the right hand. |
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Pan Song of Yao
Singing is a custom of the Yao young people in Jinping, Yunnan Province. |
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