The top ten tragedies in China include: "Weeping the Emperor", "The Great Funeral", "Su Wu Shepherding Sheep", "Li Sao", "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", "Eighteen Beats of Hujia", "Ambush from Flying Daggers", "Guangling San", "Overlord" "Removal of Armor" and "Scratch Your Head to Ask the Sky"

Among them, "Ambush from Flying Daggers", "Guangling San", "Eighteen Beats of Hujia" and "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" are listed as one of the top ten famous Chinese classical songs.

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1. "Ambush from Flying Daggers" - one of the traditional pipa songs, also known as "Huaiyang Pingchu".

In the Ming Dynasty's "Sizhaotang Collection·Tang Pipa Biography", it is recorded that Tang Ying, a pipa master, once played "Chu and Han": "...the duel between the two armies shook the sky and the earth, and the roof tiles were like flying down, and Xu Han Observing it, there are sounds of gold, drums, swords, and the sound of people and horses, but there is no sound for a long time. Those who are resentful and difficult to understand are the songs of Chu; those who are sad and strong are Xiang. The sound of the king's tragic song and the sound of farewell to his concubine; when he fell into Daze, there was the sound of chasing horses; when he reached Wujiang River, there was the sound of King Xiang committing suicide, and the sound of remaining horses trampling King Xiang made those who heard it start to get excited. He is sad and unable to shed tears in the end, just like the adults. "The scenes, sounds and colors painted are very similar to the current "Ambush from Flying Daggers".

2. "Guangling San" - also known as "Guangling Zhixi".

It is said that it was originally a folk music popular in Guangling area in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Currently, only the guqin music remains, the earliest recorded in "Magical Secret Music". There is no record of the content in the early days, and most qin players now interpret it according to the folk legend that Nie Zheng assassinated the King of Han.

According to "Qin Cao": Nie Zheng was a Korean during the Warring States Period. His father was late in making swords for the King of Han and was killed. In order to avenge his father, he went to Mount Tai to study the piano assiduously for ten years. After lacquering his body and swallowing charcoal, his voice and appearance changed, he returned to Korea and played the piano not far from the palace. His superb piano skills stopped passers-by and cows and horses stopped in their tracks.

After the King of Han learned about it, he summoned him to the palace to play. Nie Zheng took advantage of his unpreparedness and pulled out a dagger from the belly of the piano and stabbed the King of Han to death. In order not to harm his mother, he disfigured himself and committed suicide.

3. "Eighteen Beats of Hujia" - At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cai Yan (Wenji), the daughter of Cai Yong, the famous writer and guqin player, was captured by the Xiongnu during the war, and stayed in the south with the Xiongnu. King Zuo Xian became his concubine and gave birth to two children.

Later, Cao Cao sent someone to take her back, and she wrote a long poem describing her tragic life experience and her homesickness for her son. The mood is sad and exciting, and deeply touching.

Eighteen beats means eighteen songs. And because the poem was written by her in response to Hu Jia's lamentation, it was named "Hu Jia's Eighteen Beats" or "Hu Jia Ming".

4. "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" - a pipa song of the Chongming School. "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" is intended to express the resentment and sorrow of the oppressed palace ladies in ancient times and arouse people's sympathy for their unfortunate experiences.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Ten Chinese Classical Songs