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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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