Traditional
Chinese Music
Traditional Chinese Music
Listen and Learn about Traditional Chinese Music
Music
of China appears to date back to the dawn of Chinese
civilization, and documents and artifacts provide evidence of a
well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty
(1122 BC - 256 BC).
According to Mencius, a ruler had asked Mencius whether it was
moral if he preferred popular music to the classics. The answer
was that the only thing matters being whether or not he loved
his subjects. The Imperial Music Bureau, first established in
the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), was greatly expanded under the
Emperor Han Wu Di (140-87 BC) and charged with supervising court
music and military music and determining what folk music would
be officially recognized. In subsequent dynasties, the
development of Chinese music was strongly influenced by foreign
music, especially that of Central Asia.
Traditional Chinese Music Article
Traditional Chinese Music Article
Traditional Chinese Music Set 2
