CHINESE MUSIC, ART, AND
DANCE
BY : ELLA KOSOWICZ, DEVIN MINDREAU, LILY MAC MAHON
The
Music
The Chinese have made
music since the dawn of
Chinese civilization. They had
documents and artifacts to
prove the evidence of the
wonderful music they had, as
early as the Zhou dynasty
(1122 BC-256 BC). Today in in
China the Chinese follow the
same tradition as they did
back then. More adds to their
music and the music becomes
better every time someone
adds something new.
The
Chinese
Opera
In the operas each characters
have a different color of a
mask. Each different color
means a different role of each
character. One of the most
famous operas in China is the
Monkey King. The children
love the opera with all the
funny characters. The
Monkey King wears a red
robe, a yellow mask and
hopes around on a stick.
A Legend Of Music
It is a legend that Ling Lun
was the first one ever to make
music in China. He was also
the first person to make
bamboo pipes that sounded
like birds. In the dynasty Era
(1122 BCE-1911) the oldest
musician made music called
Youlan the Solitary Orchid.
Dragon Dance
The Dragon Dance
The famous dragon dance in
China has music. The music is
also remembered as a
tradition. They put it on at
Chinese New Year, where
people from across the world
see the dancing dragon. No
one know when it started but
it is said to be started one
thousand years ago.
MUSIC
The Chinese made a lot of different kinds of music like canttopop, rock, heavy metal, hip hop, and opera. Will keep on
adding to the music to make it their own unique type.
DANCE
Chinese dance
Chinese dances share common themes that reflect
Stories and feelings of happen, anger and love.
Folk dance’s a favorite form of art in china
And is hugely popular with the Chinese people.
The Dragon Dance
No mater where people in china
live. Dragon dancing
performances are customary
at events like festivals,
celebrations, benediction and
ceremonies. Over 100diffrent
Dragon Dances have
developed over thousands of
Years of performance. The
dragon dance is very
important to the people in
china. It shows good luck
and peace.
The
Lion
Dance
The lion dance is one of the
most popular dances in
China. The lion is none as the
king of the beast in Chinese
tradition. The dancers dress
up in paper and wood with
lots of colors. Lion dance
costumes are big lions.
The Chinese
Palace Dance
The Chinese Palace Dance is
traditionally performed in
occasions such as grand
banquets or playing tribute to
emperors. The Chinese Palace
dance is a very hard dance. If
you want to do the Chinese
Palace Dance you have to
practice a lot.
The costumes are big, dressy
and fun.
ART
What materials were used for art work by
Chinese people from ancient to modern
times
In early Chinese history
Chinese people used
rocks and stones to
draw on. In later
generations of drawing
is paper in the modern
time.
In the ancient times the
Chinese people used
rocks and stones.1,000
of years ago they found
out How to draw.
Chinese People Need Skills
To Make Art
Chinese people learn
from olders. Chinese
people don’t just
have passions.
Chinese people
sometimes meditate
to learn passions to
draw better and to
relax. Chinese
people have skills
like have you seen
their cloths.
Great artifacts Chinese people
made
200,00 years
ago Chinese
people made art.
have you seen
the Terracotta
worriers. You
can find
Chinese art in
Toombs of the
Chinese.
Chinese letters
are decorated to
look like art.
Wearing art
China was
called the
empire’s clothe
because of
China’s colorful
colors. Chinese
people war a
whole bunch of
beautiful cloths.
China made
beautiful silk
cloths
Memories
 Chinese people can draw a bug with out even looking at
the bug. Chinese people get great memories from
remembering their loved ones. Chinese people member
stuff rely good just like the days of the week.