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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....
Music might be a key to getting to know a nation. You may not have been to China, but perhaps you've heard the Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower". Chinese people love to listen to and to sing foreign songs. Here comes a string of the most popular tunes from countries along the "Belt and Road". See i...
"Blooming Flowers and Full Moon" derives its name from this famous Chinese idiom. The metaphor of flowers in bloom at night under a full moon represents couples blessed with love, joy, and a long-lasting relationship....
The Spring Festival Overture was created by renowned composer Li Huanzhi in the 1950s, which adopts the melody and rhythm of "yangge" (a form of Chinese folk dance) in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, as well as elements from northern Shaanxi folk songs. With the Spring Festival as its theme, the...
"The Cuckoo" has a cheerful rhythm and a jumping melody, full of joy. When listening to this piece of music, people's emotions are unconsciously aroused, and they forget all the sadness, just like the cuckoo can't wait to welcome the arrival of early spring and explore the novelty of nature....
A Dialogue is a lively, short and concise banhu duet created by Zhang Changcheng and Yuan Ye. The music uses Banhu to imitate the question-and-answer form of Shandong folk "counterpart narrative singing". It requires superb performance skills, such as slide, pizzicato, chord competition and fast bow...
