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Performance at Qujiaying Concert

In addition to sheng and wind instruments, there are also gongs, flutes and percussion instruments such as drums, cymbals, cymbals, clangs, etc. The music is divided into three categories: suites, ditties and independent sets of percussion music. The suite is long in length and complex in structure, and is the main component of "Sheng and Wind Music". "Sheng and wind music" can be found all over the Jizhong Plain. Farmers from all over the country use the music as a village unit to perform and pass on the music in local sacrifices, rituals, funerals and other folk activities.

Qujiaying Village is located in Gu'an County, Langfang City, Hebei Province. It is a small village with a long history and simple folk customs in the North China Plain. "Qujiaying Concert" is Han Chinese folk sheng and wind music. It is said to have originated from temple Buddhist music during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. It has the simplicity and roughness of northern music and the gentleness and tranquility of southern music. It is mainly used for sacrifices and funeral ceremonies. There are traditional musical instruments such as pipes, flutes, shengs, and gongs, and the "gongchi" method of notation has been passed down to this day. Qujiaying Music has a fixed band structure, with 24 musicians playing "full booth" music and 12 musicians playing "half booth" music. There are now 13 suites including "Jade Lotus", seven major pieces such as "The Golden Character Sutra", more than 20 short pieces including "Five Sacred Buddhas" and a set of percussion instruments. Qujiaying Concert has a long history, and it is said that Shi Kuang is the ancestor. "Concert" is passed down through oral and heart-to-heart teaching, and learners must memorize all the tunes before they can touch the instrument. Qujiaying Sheng and Wind Music has a rich repertoire, complete scores, and superb musicians' skills. It has a high reference value in the study of the integration and evolution of ancient Chinese Han music, temple music, and folk music.