Quanzhou Nanyin is the oldest traditional ancient music in existence.

　　Without a time machine, we can now enjoy the wonderful music that the ancients heard.

　　Thousands of years ago, immigrants from the Central Plains came to southern Fujian.

　　brought music culture,

　　It gave birth to this beautiful and ancient music.

　　Quanzhou Nanyin originated in the Tang Dynasty and formed in the Song Dynasty.

　　The main instruments have two combinations of "upper four pipes" and "lower four pipes".

　　"Shangsiguan" commonly used pipa and sanxian,

　　"Xia Siguan" commonly used alto suona and flat drum,

　　Originally retains the ancient charm of the Central Plains,

　　To this day, it still continues the way of playing in the Tang Dynasty.

　　Look, this is called "holding the pipa horizontally",

　　Is it as elegant as the flying sky in Dunhuang frescoes?

　　The Nanyin system consists of three parts: "zhi", "score" and "qu".

　　rich themes,

　　Some sing the scenery of the four seasons, the galloping horses,

　　Some interpretations of Tang poetry and Song poetry, legendary stories.

　　The tune is beautiful, euphemistic and affectionate.

　　The beauty of Nanyin is also fixed in the legendary calligraphy and painting.

　　There is a scene of playing Nanyin in "Han Xizai Night Banquet" by Gu Hongzhong in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

　　In the painting, the guests listened attentively to the performance,

　　Noisily cut and miscellaneous bullets, big beads and small beads fall on the jade plate,

　　We seem to be able to hear it a thousand years from now.

　　Quanzhou Nanyin is the "living fossil of Chinese music".

　　Famous overseas, it is also extremely popular in Southeast Asia and other places.

　　The singing is gentle, the piano and the melody are melodious,

　　After a thousand years, the sound is still sustained, and the reverberation lingers around the beam.

　　Jointly produced by China News Network and Communication University of China

　　Seller: Yu Lan

　　Chief planner: Hu Fangmengqun

　　Producer: Qin Yuming, Wu Qingcai, Qi Bin

　　Editor's guide: Sun Hongliang, Wang Jingwen, Zhao Xijing, Bai Xiaoqing, Zhou Xiaomeng

　　Editorial team: Li Yiying, Cao Hangyu, Zang Yingtong, Zhou Xun, Shi Bingjie, Lan Yating, Chen Zhongrui

　　English translation: Li Aike

　　Coordinator: Wang Kai, Zeng Nai

　　Editor: Liu Yang

Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]