The characteristics of traditional music in China are

China traditional music is characterized by free rhythm and blank melody.

On the other hand, it is this "irregularity" and "uncertainty" in China's ancient music that makes it difficult for China's traditional music to form a complete theoretical system full of rational laws and to continue and spread. Western classical music can spread all over the world.

Doesn't mean they are the best and top music culture. But at least one thing we can be sure of is that western classical music has formed a very rational and objective theoretical system after a long evolution and combing. For example, music theory is directly related to mathematics, which is more conducive to its spread and retention.

However, the artistic conception of blank space in China's ancient songs, full of imagination and emotional expression, is often difficult to spread through books and teaching materials, or even can only be understood in many cases, let alone a complete system.

Rationality in music is important, but emotion and free expression are also an indispensable part. The fact that rational thinking is spread and respected infinitely does not mean that the uncertainty and blank of orientals are not spiritual wealth.

This is why, since human history, the eastern and western cultures have been attracted to each other and both have been moved by the charm of each other's way of thinking. Nowadays, while we admire western rational thinking.

We should also explore the significance and value of oriental perceptual thinking. Because these uncertain ways of thinking have also brought great inspiration and contribution to the world. As orientals, we are even more obligated to study and truly inherit this set of spiritual wealth, which is a treasure belonging to mankind.

Nowadays, the rhythm of China pop music is often very rigid, but when we listen to this traditional ancient song played by Wu Man, we will find that there is no fixed and regular beat at all, and the beat is not treated in bars like western music. But the rhythm is completely under her control, and she plays very freely.

Yes, improvisation is not exclusive to western music, and the improvisation of China traditional music is also handy. Friends who know classical music probably know John Cage's experimental work "4 minutes and 33 seconds". He tried to tell everyone that blank is also a kind of music.

But in fact, China's exploration of "blank space" is obviously more mature. We listen to western music, and the melody is always there, so it is easy for everyone to hum it. But after listening to Wu Man's concert, I found that the melody was intermittent.

Those blanks, strings and overtones are all part of music. This kind of melody is hard to remember, but it can leave a great imagination space for the audience, full of the exquisiteness and smoothness of the East.