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Can't Help Myself was a kinetic sculpture created by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu in 2016. [1] The sculpture consisted of a robotic arm that could move to sweep up red, cellulose ether fluid leaking from its inner core, and make dance-like movements. [2] It was commissioned by the Guggenheim museum with the intent of cultivating dialogue about the ...
The oldest extant written Chinese music is "Youlan" (幽蘭) or the Solitary Orchid, composed during the 6th or 7th century, but has also been attributed to Confucius. The first major well-documented flowering of Chinese music was for the qin during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD), though the qin is known to have been played since before the Han ...
Born in Shiyan City, Hubei, Zhang Wanyi's parents had him at a late age, thus named him 晚 (late) 意 (affection/meaning), meaning he is a late gift to them and they cherish him very dearly. [1] Zhang learned to play the piano from second grade. In 2013, he entered Beijing Film Academy. [2]
Chinese musicology is the academic study of traditional Chinese music. This discipline has a very long history. Traditional Chinese music can be traced back to around 8,000 years ago during the Neolithic age. The concept of music, called 乐 (Chinese: 樂; pinyin: yuè), stands among the oldest categories of Chinese thought; however, in the ...
The Extraterrestrial World Tour is the third concert tour and second world tour by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. The "Extraterrestrial World Tour" totals a record-breaking 140 shows across four continents with 130 in Asia, 2 in Europe, 5 in North America, and 3 in Oceania. [1][2][3] Total attendance is approximately 5,000,000. [4][5] All ...
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival (see § Etymology), is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar . [ 1 ]
Following the formation of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Chinese government and musical artists were consistently in line with one another; with the government specifically calling for the production of socialist propaganda and artists responding by creating music praising the revolutionary spirit of the time period and professing their hopes for the future. [2]
Suona (IPA: /swoʊˈnɑː/, traditional Chinese: 嗩吶; simplified Chinese: 唢呐; pinyin: suǒnà), also called dida (from Cantonese 啲咑 / 啲打 [dīdá]), laba or haidi, is a traditional double-reeded Chinese musical instrument. The Suona's basic design originated in ancient Iran, then called "Sorna".