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"Night Banquet in Palace of Tang Dynasty" is adapted from the entry "Terracotta figures of the Tang Dynasty" as performed by Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater. It presents the entire process of having a banquet in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), from early preparations to a performance by a group of fema...
"Pipa Xing" is a Tang Dynasty poem composed in 816 by the Chinese poet Bai Juyi, one of the greatest poets in Chinese history.The poem contains a description of a pipa performance during a chance encounter with a performer on the Yangtze River....
Xi'an drum music is famous for its beautiful melodies and rich cultural meaning, which represents the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty....
“Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon” is a famous folk music piece from the Guangdong region that consists of paragraphs played alternatively by bamboo flute and erhu. The light timbre of the plucked instruments resonates harmoniously with the tranquil and unsophisticated tone of the bass instrument, l...
This distinctive Cantonese music is the representative work of Lv Wencheng, a renowned musician in Guangdong. The score is obtained from The String Music written by Shen Yunsheng in 1938, which at the time was already very popular. Just like its name, the song features a lively and enthusiastic melo...
Start of Autumn revolves around describing “Liqiu”, one of the 24 solar terms. The combination of the distinctive sounds of traditional music and small-ensemble chamber music produce imaginative tunes which narrate how modern Chinese living in cities long for the country life of olden times....
Listed as No. 1 of the “Ten Scenes of West Lake”, “Spring awakes along the Su Causeway” has become an inspiration for countless poets and scholars since ancient times. Its beautiful scenery has been captured in paintings, music and poems... ...
Tangerines are very popular during the Chinese New Year. Its name sounds similar to "auspicious" in Chinese and carries people's wish for good luck. The lyric of this song was by the Poet Qu Yuan, who also lived during the Warring States Period. Ode to Tangerines is a patriotic poem in which the...
This spectacle of music and dance leads the audience to know ritual music in ancient China. It reflects the grand and solemn sense of rituals on Chinese New Year....
At he 2023 Lantern Festival Gala, held by China Media Group (CMG), the song "Sheng Sheng Man" is presented in the Shanghainese, Pingtan Opera, Peking Opera and English versions....
