Folk Music

Han folk music developed at weddings and funerals and usually includes a form called a suona oboe, and percussion ensemble called chuigushou. Ensemble consisting of a mouth organ (sheng), shawms (suona), flute (dizi) and percussion instruments (especially yunluo gongs) are popular in northern villages; their music is a descendant of the imperial temple music Beijing, Xi'an, Wutai shan and Tianjin. Xi'an drum music consisting of wind instruments and percussion are popular around Xi'an, has received some popularity outside China in the form of a highly-commercialized. Another important instrument is the sheng, a pipe, which is an ancient instrument that is the ancestor of all Western instruments free reed, like an accordion. Parade led by the Western-type brass bands are used, often competing in volume with a shawm band / chuigushou.

In southern Fujian and Taiwan, Nanyin or Nanguanada traditional ballad genre. Sung by a woman accompanied by xiao and pipes and other traditional instruments. Usually the music is sad and mourning, and is usually associated with love who hit women. Further south, in Shantou, Hakka and Chaozhou, erxian and zheng ensembles are popular.

Sizhu ensembles use flutes and bowed or plucked string instruments to create a harmonious and melodic music that has become popular in the West for some listeners. It's popular in Nanjing and Hangzhou, and elsewhere along the area south of the Yangtze River. Sizhu been secularized in cities but remains spiritual in rural areas.

Jiangnan Sizhu (silk and bamboo music of Jiangnan) is a style of instrumental music, often played by amateur musicians in teahouses in Shanghai, which has become widely known outside his native place.

Guangdong Music or Cantonese Music is instrumental music from Guangzhou and surrounding areas. It is based on Yueju (Cantonese Opera) music, along with new compositions from 1920 and onwards. Many pieces of the influence of jazz and Western music, using syncopation and three times. This music usually tells the story of legend and myth.

One of the most popular folk songs of China Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Beautiful)

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