The 2022 Winter Olympics started on February 4th, and are taking place in Beijing, China. In honor of the event, let’s learn about the music of Chinese culture.

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/art/Chinese-music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China#:~:text=Traditional%20music%20in%20China%20is,The%20scale%20is%20pentatonic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia%E2%80%93Shang%E2%80%93Zhou_Chronology_Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasties_in_Chinese_history#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology

https://ricefield.org.uk/2020/06/an-introduction-to-traditional-chinese-instruments/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-pop

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/c-pop-music-guide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_rock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_My_Name

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Song List:

“Spring River Flower Moon Night” artist unknown

“White Snow In Early Spring” attributed to Shi Kuang

“Just Like You” by Li Yuchun

“March of the Volunteers” by Nie Er

“The Drizzle” by Li Jinhui

“Nunchucks” by Jay Chou

“Nothing To My Name” by Cui Jian