Ancient Naxi Music
In the long course of development, the
ancient Naxi nationality created its own music and preserved
part of the Han classical music already lost in the inland
China. This music combination is what we call Lijiang Daoist
Music, "The National Treasure", and also known
as Ancient Naxi Music. Its program consists of two sections:
Baishaxiyue and Dongjingyinyue. The former, believed to
be the music of the Yuan dynasty, is precious in that it
is one of the few full-length classical orchestral music
pieces ; the latter, combining the Han and Naxi styles in
performance, is the Daoist music introduced to Lijiang during
the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Ancient Naxi Music reemerged in 1986.
The Dayuan Ancient Naxi Music Association started to hold
public concerts in 1988. It has not only hosted a large
number of domestic and foreign specialists and travelers
buy also given performances in many countries and regions,
such as Great Britain, Norway, HongKong and Taiwan. Time
and again, the performances have created sensations at home
and abroad.
Incorporating ancient music pieces, ancient
musical instruments and aged in its performance. ancient
Naxi music is called " the Three Treasures". The
only channel of instruction is from master to apprentice
system, a historical witness to culture exchanges. Ancient
Naxi music, a legacy of ancient Chinese music, is an indispensable
part of the ancient town.
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