Traditional Chinese Cultures |
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Chinese Folk Music Chinese folk music is connected with ancient Chinese stories. One of the classics(经典著作), shijing, included some folk songs from the West Zhou to the Spring and Autumn Period. Traditional Chinese musical instruments include guzheng, pipa, erhu, xiao and so on. |
Weiqi Weiqi, called yi in ancient China, is a smart board game between two players with a history of over 3,000 years. People believe weiqi is the beginning of all ancient chess games. |
Chinese Handwriting Chinese handwriting is a special art of Asian cultures. Brush handwriting is much loved around the world. Wang Xizhi was very famous for brush handwriting. He made a great achievement in Chinese handwriting. |
Chinese Painting In ancient China, most of the Chinese paintings were done on paper or silk. Traditional Chinese painting includes mountains and water, flowers and birds, figures(人物). The highest form of Chinese painting is mountains and water. |