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Dunhuang music is a unique presence in Chinese music
The perfect combination of music, dance, and religion
Various kinds of musical instruments
A way to break multiverse
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Brief Introduction
What is DunHuang Music
The Dunhuang Grottoes include the Mogao Caves, the West Thousand Buddha Caves, the Guazhou Yulin Caves, the East Thousand Buddha Caves, the five temples of the Su Bei Caves, and other cave groups totaling more than 500 caves, of which more than 260 have images of musical instruments, accounting for almost half of the entire cave.
In the caves with images of musical instruments, more than six thousand painted musical instruments, more than forty different instruments, percussion, blowing, plucking, and string instruments are all types. It is a microcosm of music history from the Sixteen Kingdoms down to the Yuan Dynasty. It provides a basis for the study of ancient Chinese music history, especially the history of Buddhist music.
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Features
Why it is so special
Dunhuang music, mainly through the musicians, dancers and music and dance combined with each other and other artistic means and a variety of magnificent scenes, it has formed its own system, self-contained, is a unique in the world with a strong vitality of art varieties, although the performance of Buddhist content, but in essence, directly or indirectly reflect some of the social music and cultural arts at that time.
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Tengong MUSICIAN
The Tengong musicians(heavenly palace musicians) were legendary female musicians who resided in the heavenly palace and were believed to be able to please the gods through music and dance.
In Dunhuang murals, Tengong musicians are often depicted in scenes associated with nymphs, gods, or palaces. They are dressed in ornate costumes, holding musical instruments and performing graceful dances, while musicians play instruments on the side.
These murals reflect the reverence for music and dance at the time and the fantasy of celestial interaction.
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The images of musical instruments in the Dunhuang murals are also closely related to those of the Heavenly Palace musicians.
The murals depict a variety of musical instruments, including silk and string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. These instruments are related to the musical culture and performance traditions of the time.
Images of musicians in Dunhuang murals show their movements and gestures while playing their instruments, and these gestures reflect the skills and performance styles of ancient musicians.
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