The significance of the heritage of chanting tunes

Chinese chanting is a masterpiece of China's outstanding intangible cultural heritage, recognized as one of the unique charms of Chinese culture, and enjoying a high reputation in the international arena. Not only Chinese chanting, but also the tradition of chanting Chinese poetry has been passed down in many countries such as Japan, Korea and Vietnam. However, the far richer and brighter Chinese chanting, which is the root of chanting, has hardly been passed on.

Chinese chanting has been passed down orally through the private and government education systems. The content of chanting is the classics and poems, and the form of chanting is in accordance with the characteristics of the Chinese language and poetic metre, which is the crystallization of the spirit of Chinese civilization from the inside to the outside, reflecting the elegant gentleman style. It is an important part of traditional Chinese culture, especially Confucian ritual culture. As a national intangible cultural heritage, Changzhou chanting is an art form integrating poetry, music and language, with interdisciplinary research value and inherited conservation value.