CHINESE MUSIC, ART, AND CHINESE MUSIC, ART, AND DANCEDANCEBY : ELLA KOSOWICZ, DEVIN MINDREAU, LILY MAC MAHONBY : ELLA KOSOWICZ, DEVIN MINDREAU, LILY MAC MAHON

TheTheMusicMusic

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 The ChineseChineseOperaOpera

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 MusicA 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 DanceDragon Dance

The Dragon DanceThe 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.

MUSICMUSICThe Chinese made a lot of different kinds of music like cant-topop, rock, heavy metal, hip hop, and opera. Will keep on

adding to the music to make it their own unique type.  

DANCEDANCE

Chinese danceChinese dance

  Chinese dances share common themes that reflectChinese dances share common themes that reflectStories and feelings of happen, anger and love.Stories and feelings of happen, anger and love.Folk dance’s a favorite form of art in china Folk dance’s a favorite form of art in china And is hugely popular with the Chinese people.And is hugely popular with the Chinese people.  

The Dragon DanceThe Dragon Dance

No mater where people in No mater where people in china live. Dragon dancing china live. Dragon dancing performances are performances are customary at events like customary at events like festivals, celebrations, festivals, celebrations, benediction and benediction and ceremonies. Over ceremonies. Over 100diffrent Dragon Dances 100diffrent Dragon Dances have developed over have developed over thousands of thousands of

Years of performance. The Years of performance. The dragon dance is very dragon dance is very important to the people in important to the people in china. It shows good luck china. It shows good luck and peace. and peace.

The The Lion Lion

DanceDance

The lion dance is one of The lion dance is one of the most popular dances the most popular dances in China. The lion is none in China. The lion is none as the king of the beast in as the king of the beast in

Chinese tradition. The Chinese tradition. The dancers dress up in paper dancers dress up in paper

and wood with lots of and wood with lots of colors. Lion dance colors. Lion dance

costumes are big lions.costumes are big lions.

The Chinese The Chinese Palace Palace DanceDance

The Chinese Palace Dance The Chinese Palace Dance is traditionally performed is traditionally performed

in occasions such as in occasions such as grand banquets or playing grand banquets or playing tribute to emperors. The tribute to emperors. The

Chinese Palace dance is a Chinese Palace dance is a very hard dance. If you very hard dance. If you want to do the Chinese want to do the Chinese

Palace Dance you have to Palace Dance you have to practice a lot.practice a lot.

The costumes are big, The costumes are big, dressy and fun. dressy and fun.

ARTART

What materials were used for art work What materials were used for art work by Chinese people from ancient to by Chinese people from ancient to

modern timesmodern times

In early Chinese In early Chinese history Chinese history Chinese

people used rocks and people used rocks and stones to draw on. In stones to draw on. In later generations of later generations of drawing is paper in drawing is paper in the modern time.the modern time.

In the ancient times In the ancient times the Chinese people the Chinese people

used rocks and used rocks and stones.1,000 of years stones.1,000 of years

ago they found out ago they found out How to draw.How to draw.

Chinese People Need Chinese People Need Skills To Make ArtSkills To Make Art

Chinese people learn Chinese people learn from olders. Chinese from olders. Chinese people don’t just people don’t just have passions. have passions. Chinese people Chinese people sometimes meditate sometimes meditate to learn passions to to learn passions to draw better and to draw better and to relax. Chinese relax. Chinese people have skills people have skills like have you seen like have you seen their cloths.their cloths.

Great artifacts Chinese Great artifacts Chinese people madepeople made

200,00 years 200,00 years ago Chinese ago Chinese people made art. people made art. have you seen have you seen the Terracotta the Terracotta worriers. You worriers. You can find can find Chinese art in Chinese art in Toombs of the Toombs of the Chinese. Chinese. Chinese letters Chinese letters are decorated to are decorated to look like art. look like art.

Wearing artWearing art

China was China was called the called the

empire’s clothe empire’s clothe because of because of

China’s colorful China’s colorful colors. Chinese colors. Chinese

people war a people war a whole bunch of whole bunch of beautiful cloths. beautiful cloths.

China made China made beautiful silk beautiful silk

clothscloths

Memories Memories Chinese people can draw a bug with out even looking at Chinese people can draw a bug with out even looking at

the bug. Chinese people get great memories from the bug. Chinese people get great memories from remembering their loved ones. Chinese people member remembering their loved ones. Chinese people member stuff rely good just like the days of the week.stuff rely good just like the days of the week.