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The genre that followed "Drizzle", blending Chinese folk music and jazz, was rejected in the early People's Republic of China, which deemed it "yellow music". [17] The music critic Wang Yuhe described "Drizzle" and similar songs as part of a "veritable plague of pornographic song and dance numbers" that "poison[ed] the masses" in the 1920s. [18]
The music of China consists of many distinct traditions, often specifically originating with one of the country's various ethnic groups.It is produced within and without the country, involving either people of Chinese origin, the use of traditional Chinese instruments, Chinese music theory, or the languages of China.
Chinese traditional music includes various music genres which have been inherited for generations in China. [1] Specifically, this term refers to the music genres originated in or before Qing dynasty. [2] According to the appearance, the genres can be classified into instrumental ensemble, instrumental solo, theatre, shuochang, dance music and ...
The song was one of the first Chinese folk songs to become widely known outside China. [23]: 81–82 Beginning in 1896, the song was sometimes used as a temporary national anthem by the Qing Chinese officials in Europe before the adoption of "Cup of Solid Gold" as the official national anthem of the Qing state in 1911. [10]
The Billboard Radio China Top 10 Chart, also known as the Top 10 Hero Chart, was a record chart that measured the airplay of Mandarin and Cantonese songs. Chart ranking is based on the mainstream radio charts in Chinese-speaking regions as well as online streaming and digital sales.
In the 1990s, with the spread of music television in China, a new type of folk song began to emerge, known as new folk songs (新民歌) or TV program folk songs (晚会民歌). This type of music typically employs Chinese national vocal (minzu) vocals, with content focused on reflecting national history and culture or promoting the "main ...
The Chinese pop song "Drizzle" was composed by Li Jinhui around 1927 and sung by his daughter Li Minghui. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The song exemplifies the early shidaiqu in its fusion of jazz and Chinese folk music – the tune is in the style of a traditional pentatonic folk melody, but the instrumentation is similar to that of an American jazz ...
See also: Category:Songs in Chinese. Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. C. Chinese children's songs (1 P) Chinese folk ...