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Beauty in the East | Beauty of Rites and Music (Part 1): The evolution of "music" ethics from Konghou witnesses Chinese culture

People's Daily Online reporter Lu Jing
May 25, 2023 08:55 | Source: People's Network
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"Every sound is born in the heart of the people, and music is connected with ethics." This is a record of "music" in the Book of Rites. In the eyes of the ancients, "music" was connected with ethics; In the view of modern people, "music" not only has graceful melody, but also contains profound cultural value.

In the video, Lu Lu, a harp performer, and Zheng Xiaohua, a scholar of cultural history and calligrapher, started from the historical origin of the harp, and deduced a strange ancient style music, reflecting a national cultural style and style.

"In ancient Chinese civilization, the harp played an important role." Lu Lu introduced that the localization process of the harp gradually made it bear the Eastern imprint. She believes that the harp has linked the world and brought people a better life.

The harp can be seen in the ancient paintings handed down from five dynasties to ten countries, in the music and dance murals in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and in many relief relics. Lu Lu believes that the harp presents a magnificent cultural tension to the world through playing from point to surface. "It's a master of musical instruments," she said.

In Zheng Xiaohua's view, this is an indispensable part of Chinese music culture, which always shows people the breadth and depth of Chinese culture.

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(Editor in charge: Lu Jing, Lv Qian)

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