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Intangible Cultural Heritage of Traditional Music

The intangible cultural heritage of traditional music includes Kunqu opera, Chinese guqin art, Mongolian long-tune folk songs, Xinjiang Uygur Muqam art, and China Korean folk dance.

1, Kunqu Opera, formerly known as "Kunshan Opera" (hereinafter referred to as "Kunqu Opera"), is an ancient Chinese opera tune and genre, and now it is also called "Kunqu Opera". Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest traditional operas of the Han nationality, and it is also a treasure in the traditional culture and art of the Han nationality in China, especially in the art of opera. It is called "Orchid in a Hundred Flowers Garden". Kunqu Opera originated in Kunshan, Suzhou, China in the14th century, and was later improved by Wei Liangfu and others and spread to the whole country. Since the middle of Ming Dynasty, it has dominated China's drama for nearly 300 years.

2. Chinese Guqin art is the earliest stringed instrument in China and the treasure of traditional culture in China. It is cherished by the world for its long history, rich literature, rich connotation and far-reaching influence.

3. Mongolian long-tune folk songs, traditional music of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and national intangible cultural heritage, are known as "living fossils of grassland music" and are mainly popular in northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China and Mongolia. Long tune is a free translation of Mongolian language "Wuri Tingduo". "Five-Day Pavilion" means "Long" and "Eternity", and "Duo" means "Song".

4. Xinjiang Uygur Muqam art is a large-scale comprehensive classical music art form integrating singing, dancing and music. It is the general name of Twelve Muqams, Muqam in Dao Lang, Muqam in Turpan and Muqam in Hami, which are spread in various Uygur inhabited areas in Xinjiang, mainly distributed in Uygur inhabited areas in southern Xinjiang, northern Xinjiang and eastern Xinjiang, and also widely spread in Urumqi and other small towns in China.

5. China Korean agricultural dance is a popular performing art of Korean people in China, and it is a masterpiece of human intangible cultural heritage.