What's the difference between China pentatonic scale and Japanese pentatonic scale?

The differences between China pentatonic scale and Japanese pentatonic scale are: different chromatic scales, different contents and different popular ranges.

First of all, chromatic scales are different.

1, China pentatonic scale: China pentatonic scale has no semitone interval (second degree).

2. Japanese pentatonic scale: Japanese pentatonic scale has chromatic scales including Mi, Fa, La, Si and do; Si、Do、Mi、Fa、La； La, Si, Duo, Mi, Fa.

Second, the content is different.

1, China pentatonic scale: China pentatonic scale is male, female, male, female and female, which is equivalent to "Duo, Hot, Mi, Sol and La" in the first key.

2. Japanese pentatonic scale: theRe are two kinds of Japanese pentatonic scale: terrestrial scales Do, re, Mi, So, la; Metric scale So, La, Do, Re, Mi or Re, Mi, So, la, Do.

Third, the epidemic range is different.

1, China pentatonic scale: Before Europeans arrived in America, China pentatonic scale was widely popular in Asia, Africa, some islands in the central Pacific, Hungarian and Scottish folk music and native American tribes.

2. Japanese pentatonic scale: Japanese pentatonic scale refers to an ancient mode that has spread and prevailed in Japan since ancient times.