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Examples of the relationship between tradition and development

Tradition and modernity are not only a continuous link, but also a pair of contradictions that constantly collide and develop.

In our literary and artistic work, tradition and modernity are always more or less linked. Just like Mr. Jiang, a great composer in the history of modern music in China, he agrees with the traditional view. At the beginning of his creation, he wrote a lot of western modernist music works and made great achievements in the world. However, his teacher, Mr. Qi Erpin, guided him to reorient his musical vision and return to Chinese mainland, and even suggested that he change his name from Bunyakoh to Chang Wen Yeah. The awe and pursuit of China culture is an important reason why Jiang Wen also came to Beijing. Although the composer spent most of his life in Chinese mainland, he lost his former aura here and even suffered various unexpected experiences, but he never left this land. Although it brought him all kinds of hardships, he didn't choose to give up his life. I am still writing for the rest of my life. In the process of creation, he also showed his unremitting pursuit of China's traditional music culture. In his article, he talked about the understanding of tradition like this: