Ling Lun used a bamboo flute to imitate the sound of the phoenix.

The origin of Linglun using the bamboo flute to imitate the sound of the phoenix is ??as follows:

1. Introduction to Linglun

Linglun, also known as Linglun, is an ancient Chinese folk The legendary figure is said to be a music official who managed the family temple and presided over sacrifices for Emperor Xuanyuan in ancient times. He is the ancestor of ancient China who invented the law and made music based on it, that is, the ancestor of Chinese music ("Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals Zhongxia").

According to legend, the area around Longgong Mountain, Lingshan, Busan, and Sansiyaya in Leping (now known as Luoping), Laishui County, was where Ling Lun lived and moved around all year round. Among them, Leping is the place where Linglun trains sacrificial musicians and tests the accuracy of bell tone. The Jongmo Pit (commonly known as the Jongmo Pit) on the Three-story Cliff in Busan is where Linglun cast bells. Waste slag discarded during metal smelting is still scattered around the pit.

Some people say that the seven simplified notation symbols of modern music originated in China, and are most likely derived from the temperament formulated by Ling Lun.

2. Ling Lun made music

According to "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period Ancient Music" records, the Yellow Emperor ordered Ling Lun to make music. Ling Lun simulated the sounds of birds in nature, selected bamboo tubes with symmetrical inner cavities and cavity walls, and created a twelve-tone rhythm. Among them, the calls of male birds have six rhythms, which are called Yang rhythms, and the calls of female birds also have six rhythms, which are called Yin rhythms. This legend is called "Linglun making law".

At the same time, "Ancient Music" also records another legend about Ling Lun, that is, Ling Lun made music. When naming music and dance, the history books only listed the content of the music and dance in the clan society before the Yellow Emperor, and named them after the clan name. Later, the clan society developed into a patriarchal society. Ling Lun created "Xianchi", and the music and dance after that had their own special names.

3. Textual research on Ling Lun's composition

First of all, "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" has been carefully compiled and arranged neatly, and there are almost no mistakes in its circulation for more than two thousand years. How many lost Chinese pre-Qin classics. Moreover, the author's writing date is very clear, and there are few objections. The credibility of "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" itself is that Ling Lun composed the rhythm "Listen to the Cry of the Phoenix". The credibility of this legend lays a solid foundation.

Secondly, many people think that "Listening to the Song of the Phoenix" is not credible, but in August 1942, at the School of Music of Fujian Normal University, Ms. Deng Yuan once visited the Yuanming Palace on Qingcheng Mountain in Guan County, western Sichuan. In a Taoist temple, I personally heard an unknown bird call out the following musical words that are in line with the laws of nature.

The famous music historian Mr. Yang Yinliu also believes in and "follows" the matter of "Ling Lun composing music". Mr. Yang not only gave credit to the text of "Ling Lun Zuo Lv", but also tried to give a rational explanation that was consistent with objective facts for the mythical description of "listen to the cry of the phoenix to distinguish the twelve laws", and looked forward to The relevant evidence from zoologists shows the true belief of Mr.

Li Laizhang followed the description of "The Yellow Emperor ordered Linglun to compose the rhythm" in the ancient music chapter of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", and conducted practical explorations of blowing and making rhythm. And he made thirteen laws according to the law. This proves that as early as 5,000 years ago in the Yellow Emperor's time, Ling Lun, a music official, had created and perfected my country's twelve-temperature music system.