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Music of Gansu

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Chinesemusic
Gansu is a region in northwest China. The capital is Lanzhou, a city with a vibrant musical life, including many nightclubs. The daoqing folk tradition is an important part of the music of Gansu, especially in Huanxian; daoqing is also found in Yichi in Ningxia Hui and Dingbian in Shaanxi. Daoqing is used to accompany shadow play theater.

Daoqing comes from the Tang Dynasty and was originally a cappella Taoist music. Beginning with the Southern Song Dynasty, however, percussion instruments like the jianban and yugu have been used, and the lyrical themes have moved from Taoist parables to folktales ref|daoqing. Other instruments used include gongs, cymbals, suona, dina, shuibangzi, flute, sixian, bangu and erhu ref|instruments.

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  • web reference|work=China Daily|title=Shedding light on shadow players|URL=http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2004-01/06/content_296020.htm|date=September 1|year=2005




#note|daoqing China Daily
#note|instruments China Daily

Category:Music of Chinese subdivisions Category:Gansu

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Last Modified:   2005-11-07


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