THE MUSIC OF CHINA S ETHNIC MINORITIES

Asacountrywithgreatethnicdiversity，Chinaboastsmanygreatmusicaltraditions．ThesetraditionshavemadeanindeliblemarkonChineseculturethathasbeenfeltbyeverygeneration．ThedistincthistoryandexperiencesofeachofChinasculturalgroupshashadastrongimpactontheirmusicaltraditions．Notonlydoestheirmusicrevealanaffinitytothepast，butitalsoservesasamoralcompasstoorientthevaluesofeachsuccessivegeneration．Infact，specifictoeachgroupisadistinctmusicalstylethatcanbedividedintosixcategories：folksong，folkinstrumental，folkdancingandsinging，andfolkopera．