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In the course of its development over several thousand years, Chinese
folk music has produced a host of forms and a large number of works,
while fostering many outstanding performers. As far back as the Zhou
Dynasty, when an elaborate system of ritual music was set up, the court
officials and literary men who created it were required to learn one or two
musical instruments, and this tradition had lasted for over 3,000 years.
Chinese traditional music found favorable conditions for its
transmission—many court officials and scholars, and even emperors, took
part in the creation of music, and had musical scores written down,
enabling us to get a general idea of when they were produced. For
instance, there are over 3,000 Guqin pieces preserved in some 150 types
of rendering.
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