Taoist Music in Wudang Mountain Palaces

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Taoist music in Wudang Mountain is a treasure of Chinese folk music. In most cases, it is a performance form that integrates singing, dancing and music. According to the genre, it can be divided into two categories: "rhyme tune" and "brand". According to the different performance occasions, objects and purposes, "rhyme tune" can be divided into two categories: "yang tune" and "yin tune"; "brand" can be divided into three categories: "main tune", "playing tune" and "faqi brand". Common instrumental tunes include [Shanpoyang], [Wutongyue], [Yingxianke], etc., and chanting tunes include [Pugongyang], [Dou Laozan], [Wangmuzan], etc. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Wudang Mountain began to build the Wulong Temple. Since then, Taoist sects such as Zhengyi and Quanzhen have successively come to the mountain to preach, and famous Taoist masters of all generations have also lived in seclusion here. The long-term religious activities have left extremely rich musical materials. The Taoist music of the Wudang Mountain Palaces and Temples not only retains the musical characteristics of the Quanzhen Sect's "Ten Directions Rhyme", but also has the charm of the blending of music from multiple sects. It also has a complete range of rhyme tunes and instruments, making it a rare and important cultural heritage in Taoist music. At present, the "Xuanmen Daily Recitation Morning and Evening Lessons", "Ancestor Table", "Sazu Iron Can Food Offering and Refining Kefan" and other (complete sets) ritual music in the Wudang Mountain Palaces and Temples have been timely passed down and properly and completely preserved. The ancient and pure tunes of the Taoist music of the Wudang Mountain Palaces and Temples are irreplaceable by any other music. It has greatly broadened the discipline of national music and left a profound inspiration for the development of Chinese national music. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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