Music and society

　　Q: Tell me about any traditional music in your culture.

　　构思:

　　二胡, 古筝

　　folk music 民族乐

　　grassroots artists草根的艺术家

　　reflect Chinese tradition and culture, lifestyle反应中国古典文化和生活方式

　　very Chinese, exotic experience 异国情调的感受

　　Answer:

　　I’m a young person, and naturally I enjoy music from the west, such as hip-hop and rock ‘n’ roll. And I guess the traditional music in Chinese culture that I can think of right now, is played often with Erhu and Guzheng. These are Chinese traditional musical instruments with strings(弦乐器). And such music is folk music, which is created by grassroots artists long time ago. When you listen to it, you will have an exotic feeling, “Wow! This is so very Chinese.” Such music reflects Chinese tradition, history and culture. And also the lifestyle of people in China is shown.

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　　Q: How important is it for a culture to have musical tradition?

　　构思:

　　体现历史悠久

　　区别其它民族艺术风格

　　做自己

　　鼓励民族信心

　　贡献给世界音乐的多样性