The history of Chinese music can be divided into two parts: the ancient part and the modern part. The ancient part can be divided into three periods: 1. Pre-Qin period, before 207 BC. This period was the transitional period from slavery to feudalism in Chinese history. In terms of music, it is marked by the emergence of music and the prosperity of elegant music. The specific manifestations are as follows: a variety of music based on percussion instruments has emerged one after another; a large-scale palace band has initially formed; poetry and Chu Ci have come out; musical aesthetics and rhythm The theory is initially established. All these laid a comprehensive foundation for ancient music culture. 2. The Han and Tang Dynasties, from 206 BC to 960 AD. During these more than 1,100 years, Chinese culture has experienced the development patterns and transitions of the Han Dynasty, Wei Pu, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, a heyday appeared. In terms of music, it is marked by the frequent exchanges between the Han people and foreigners and the prosperity of court Yan music. The specific manifestations are: the vigorous development of folk songs: poetry is widely circulated; a large number of internal transmissions of musical instruments and music and dances from the Western Regions, Beiqiu, and Arabia; the highly democratic development of instrumental music represented by pipa music: the songs and dances of the Tang Dynasty are broad and profound; a variety of notation methods have been developed one after another Produced and widely used; many musical instruments and music spread eastward to Japan, Korea and other countries. 3. The Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, from AD 960 to 1840. During these 800 years, China's feudal society began to decline. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, capitalist economic factors appeared, which played a very important role in the vitality of thought and culture. In terms of music, it was the speed of folk art and opera. Development? logo. Specific manifestations include: the popularity of seasonal ditties and lyrics; folk art music becoming a popular art form for urban citizens; the birth of Zhu Zai's Twelve Equal Temperaments; and the further development of musical aesthetics. These have injected new vitality into ancient Chinese music. The modern history of China is from 1840 to 1949. Although this period was less than 100 years ago, China experienced the process of gradually becoming a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country from a closed-door feudal country to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country subject to imperialism. It also experienced successive feudal people's revolutions against imperialism. Chinese music, which is in such an era of great change, has different development characteristics from ancient Chinese music. On the one hand, the traditional music that is still circulating among the people is constantly developing in the direction of integrating with the requirements of the new era and people's lives; on the other hand, the new music produced with the changes in society and the input of Western music, It occupies an important position in people's musical life. Its main signs are: the rise of school music; the creation of professional music education; the development of music theory research; the development of professional music creation and music performing arts; the rise of China's revolutionary music movement and the construction of new music; the emergence of a large number of musicians .