The phase was formed in Xunzi (about 365438 BC+03-238 BC). The musical form of Xiangcheng Pian is based on folk rap and ballads and is divided into three movements. "Xiang" is a percussion instrument developed from the labor tools of threshing rice or building dikes, which is used for high-five and rap. "Xiangcheng" was a popular rap form at that time, and later developed into a poetic form. The whole article has four sentences and one rhyme, and it is read at a certain rhythm. There is no fixed tune, and the rhythm is similar to Allegro. Most of the works are promoted as the monarch's way of governing the country, mixed with historical stories and criticism of the reality at that time.

The earliest foreign music and cultural exchange

In the 13th year of Zhou Muwang in the Western Zhou Dynasty (about 989 BC). At that time, Zhou Muwang personally led a huge song band to the west, reaching the Black Lake connected with the Black Sea, with a total round trip of about 35,000 miles. Everywhere the band went, they exchanged gifts with local tribal leaders and held grand performances. Now puppet shows, shadow play, acrobatics and so on. It was introduced into our country at that time. Under the condition of underdeveloped traffic, Zhou Muwang led the team to make great contributions to the development of cultural exchanges between Chinese and Western music. The huge song band he led became the first music group in China to visit abroad.

The earliest musician in the history of China.

In the long history of our country, there are countless outstanding musicians. Among them, Kui is the earliest musician in the history of China. Wei Xiao lived in the late period of the Yellow Emperor and Yao Shunyu in the legend of China. According to historical records, Kui used to be Shun's music official. Wei Xiao was originally a commoner with musical talent who lived in remote areas, but was later promoted and reused by Shun. After becoming a music official, Kui personally participated in the creation and command of the famous music and dance "Little Music". According to legend, this kind of music and dance spread to Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period after 1000 years. Confucius praised "Shao is beautiful and good" after listening. It can be seen that Kui's musical skills are superb.

The earliest music theorist who founded the law of twelve averages.

Zhu Zaiyu, an outstanding scientist and music theorist in Ming Dynasty, was the first person in the world to establish the law of twelve averages with scientific theory. His legal works are as many as 17, which completely and systematically created the "new secret rate", that is, the law of twelve averages. Zhu Zaiyu's textual research has a small error in pitch, and its accuracy has surprised some western music theorists.