Taishan City is located in the southwest of the Pearl River Delta and is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in the country. Taishan's "Bayin Class" is one of the forms of Guangdong music activities, with unique local color and a long history. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the eight-note troupe mainly played Buddhist music and folk tunes. After the Taiping Rebellion, the Eight Music Troupe implemented reforms, combining music performance with opera singing, and gradually matured. After 1949, Guangdong music activities in Taishan City were included in the scope of the Urban and Rural Cultural Center and became an activity item of the Cultural Center. There are more than 120 Guangdong music activity organizations in the city, spread across urban and rural areas.

In the early days, there were only two-stringed instruments, fiddles, three-stringed instruments, Yueqin, and horizontal flutes, commonly known as "five-stringed instruments." They were performed in a wide range of venues, either as a backing for opera performances, or in teahouses and restaurants by wandering performers. Performances may be performed to entertain weddings and funerals, or for the people's own entertainment. A large number of Cantonese musicians have composed and composed their own songs and have accumulated hundreds of pieces. Such as "Thunder in a Dry Sky", "Rain Beating Plantains", "Double Voices of Hate", "Backgammon", "Hungry Horse Rattles", "Serial Buckle", "Dragon Race to Win the Gold", "Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake", "Peacock Spreading Its Tail", "Entertainment and Peace", etc.

Cantonese music is mainly spread in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province. It was gradually formed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries on the basis of the local folk "Bayinhui" and Cantonese opera accompaniment tunes. Conventional instrumental music includes Cantonese Hu, Qinqin, pipa, dulcimer, dongxiao, throat, sheng, wooden fish and bells.

On May 20, 2006, Guangdong music was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. Basic Introduction Chinese Name: Guangdong Music Approval Date: 2006 Intangible Cultural Heritage Level: National Application Area: Guangzhou City, Taishan City, Guangdong Province Heritage Category: Traditional Music Heritage Number: II-49 Historical Origin, Artistic Characteristics, Local Instrumental Music, Combined Instruments , title music, early works, representative works, inheritance significance, historical origin Guangdong music originated during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, took shape during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and flourished during the Republic of China. The content is wide ranging, including Cantonese opera and Chaozhou music, ditties and local folk songs, etc. Now it specifically refers to silk and bamboo music. Guangdong music is a type of music with distinctive local colors and unique styles. It is produced and spread in the Pearl River Delta area of ??Guangdong. It has a wide range of contents, including Cantonese opera and Chaozhou music, ditties and local folk songs, etc. Our Guangdong music specifically refers to silk and bamboo. Music (ditty). In modern times, Guangdong ditties were very popular, and they were played as accompaniment to operas, street performers, or weddings and funerals. The music played by this kind of band is also called "Eight Music", "Street Music", and "Cathedral Music". . The sound color of Guangdong music is crisp, bright and gorgeous; the melody style is colorful, jumping and lively; the music structure is mostly short and single pieces, and there are few large-scale suites. Before 1921, it was the formative period of Guangdong music. It was first formed in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China (beginning of the 20th century). It developed rapidly and soon became popular all over the country. It was also popular in Hong Kong, Macao and places where overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia lived together. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, many "cut scenes" were popular in Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta - "also known as Baozi, that is, when the silk string band has no singing, the music score of each string is also called" and "minor score", Guangdong music is Developed on the basis of these folk music. The instruments used during this period include two-stringed instruments, fiddles (non-Western fiddles, Chinese instruments with the same shape as banhu, which appeared around the Ming Dynasty), three-stringed instruments, yueqin, and flutes (or flutes), commonly known as "five-stringed instruments." Also known as "hard bow". In the early music, the notes were scattered and the rhythm lacked changes. In the long-term development, it gradually formed new characteristics. A variety of decorative sound patterns were added to the progression of the tune, called "flowers". The tone was crisp and bright, and the melody was smooth and beautiful. , the rhythm is lively and cheerful. The music of this period was a collective creation circulated among the people. Yan Gongshang appeared in the early 20th century and was a representative figure of Guangdong music. Representative repertoire of this period include "Thunder in the Dry Sky", "Linked Buttons", "Inverted Curtain", "Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon", "Hungry Horse Rattles the Bell", "Little Taohong", "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", "Double Voices of Hate", "Rain Beats the Plantains", etc. The artistic features include scores without lyrics written by Cantonese, including folk music from the Pearl River Delta, Han music, and Chaozhou music. A purely musical instrument with Lingnan characteristics, it is also called Cantonese music. The combination of ancient and modern Chinese and Western styles creates a unique style of its own. Be open and compatible. The melody is bright, the rhythm is lively, and the structure is unique. Local instrumental music Guangdong music is a variety of instrumental music produced in the Guangzhou dialect area. It originated in Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta area at the beginning of this century. It is popular at home and abroad and enjoys a high reputation and a large audience. Among them, "Bubugao" is often heard, which was played in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. During the entrance ceremony of each national team at the opening ceremony, there was a piece of background music playing the upbeat and pleasant "Bubugao", and it was also used as background music in programs such as CCTV's annual "Seven Days of Chinese New Year Music". It is a local folk music that is based on Guangdong folk tunes, some Cantonese opera music and brand music, and absorbs the nutrients of ancient Chinese, especially folk music in the Jiangnan region. After nearly 300 years of gestation, it has been perfected and developed. Combined instruments There are five main forms of combined instruments in Guangdong music: Hard bow combination: two strings, fiddle (big banhu), three strings, yueqin and throat pipe (or horizontal flute), forming five heads. Soft bow combination: Gaohu, Yangqin, Pipa (or Qinqin), Dongxiao, Yehu or Erhu.

A combination developed from local folk art accompaniment forms: Dongxiao, Yehu, Pipa (Guzheng or Qinqin). Wind and percussion combination: Suona and suona as the main instrument, accompanied by percussion instruments such as gongs and drums, or other string instruments. Western instrument combination: violin, saxophone, electric guitar, xylophone, etc. as the core, often used to play music similar to light music and dance music. Title music Cantonese music is a kind of title music, which uses simplicity to control complexity in structure. With the rich music and wide range of instrumental music, as well as the rich and varied expression techniques, it depicts scenes, lyrics, and objects, so it has a rich local color and special artistic charm. Guangdong music is good at describing small situations in life, and it shows concern for traditional life tastes. To appreciate it, one does not necessarily have to discover major social and life themes in it, but the description of natural scenery often brings a sense of entertainment. Early Works From the early 1920s to the 30 years before liberation, Guangdong music composed more than 300 pieces, of which more than 50 have been circulated at home and abroad. His major works include "Thunder in a Dry Sky", "Inverted Curtain", "Rain Beats the Plantains", "Dragon Race to Win the Gold", "Hungry Horse Rattles the Bell", "Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake", "Backgammon", "Birds Throwing into the Forest", " "Zenyuan Bell" and so on. After liberation, Guangdong music has made great progress, with many outstanding composers and performers emerging and a large number of new works created. Among them are "Fish Swimming in the Spring Water", "Horse Trial in the Spring Suburbs", "Spring Morning in the Mountain Country", "Happy Sickle", etc. It is also widely circulated. The 1920s and 1930s were the prosperous period of Guangdong music, with the emergence of professional composers and performers such as Lu Wencheng and He Liutang. The original "hard bow" bands also developed into "soft bow" bands. Since the 1950s, Guangdong music has continued to develop. The 1920s and 1930s were the prosperous period of Guangdong music, with the emergence of many professional composers and performers, such as He Liutang, Lu Wencheng, Yi Jianquan, Yin Zizhong, etc. Around 1926, influenced by the silk and bamboo from the south of the Yangtze River, Lu Wencheng introduced the erhu to Hong Kong and Macao, switched to steel strings, and moved the strings higher to become the Cantonese hu (also known as Gaohu) with crisp and bright pronunciation. Yangqin and Qinqin are added, and Gaohu is used as the main instrument, which is called "three-piece head", also known as "soft bow". Later, on the basis of the "three-piece", silk and bamboo instruments such as dongxiao, flute, and coconut coco were added, and the band expanded. It was not until around 1930 that the band was finalized. Representative songs include He Liutang's "Dragon Race to Win the Gold", "Birds Alarmed", "Drunkard Man Fishing for the Moon", "Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon"; Lu Wencheng's "Backgammon", "Pinghu Autumn Moon", "Awakening Lion", "Qishan Mountain" "Phoenix", "Reef Music Music"; Yin Zizhong's "Heroes of Huazhou" and Yi Jianquan's "Birds Throwing into the Forest", etc. During the Anti-Japanese War, Guangdong music fell into a trough, and some vulgar works appeared, such as "Sweet Sister" by He Dasha, "Whispers" by He Yunian, etc. Since the 1950s, Guangdong music has developed greatly. Musicians have collected and organized Guangdong music, researched and reformed the harmony and orchestration of Guangdong music, published a lot of music scores, created and A large number of excellent repertoires were performed, such as "Spring Horse Trial in the Suburbs" by Chen Deju, "Spring Comes to the Fields" by Lin Yun, "Fish Swimming in the Spring Water" by Liu Tianyi and "Spring Morning in the Mountain Country" by Qiao Fei. Lu Wencheng's Guangdong music now uses gaohu, dulcimer, qinqin, dongxiao, daruan, zhonghu, etc. Gaohu is the main instrument. Among them, "slipping fingers" is the most distinctive performance technique of Guangdong music. Divided into "small bets", "big bets", "small bets", "big bets", "slip back", etc. The main string types include Hechi tune (tuned to 52), Shangliu tune (tuned to 15), Yifu tune (tuned to 37), Shigong tune (tuned to 63), Gongyi tune (tuned to 37), and various different string types. Express different emotions. The representative work "Rain Beats the Plantains" is one of the outstanding early pieces of music. The music expresses the joyful mood of southern life with smooth and bright melody. The melody uses techniques such as pauses and flower additions to describe the sound of rain pattering on the banana trees, the shape of the banana trees swaying in the rain, and people's happiness when it rains during a drought. "The Hungry Horse Rattles the Bell" was handed down by He Liutang. Originally, the pipa was the main instrument, but later it was changed to the strings. The music has an unstable rhythm and uses changeable sound patterns such as pauses, and prominently uses the two tone levels of si and fa, vividly showing the image of a hungry horse rattling a bell. "Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake" is a representative work of the famous Guangdong music master Lu Wencheng. He once traveled to Hangzhou during the golden autumn season and was inspired by the scenery, so he composed the song. The song expresses the author's feelings about the beautiful scenery of West Lake. The melody adopts both Zhejiang folk music and Guangdong music style. It is one of the most outstanding melodies in Chinese instrumental music. "Bubugao" is the representative work of the famous Guangdong music master Lu Wencheng. The music score comes from "Qinxing Music Score" written by Shen Yunsheng in 1938. It is a unique Guangdong famous music and was already very popular at the time. The melody is light and exciting, increasing layer by layer, and the rhythm is bright. The sound waves rise and fall one after another, one after another. The music is full of motivation and gives people a positive meaning of striving for progress. "Backgammon" record packaging "Dragon and Phoenix Dance", the long dragon performing with dragon lanterns in folk festivals, has often become the Chinese people's call for a new atmosphere. The dragon and phoenix are a symbol of good things in the minds of the Chinese people. The theme tone of the music adopts a syncopated rhythm, which is very propulsive and has a rhythm, just like the gait of a dancer, stepping forward and retreating, tossing and turning. The refreshing sound of the gong, the singing of the suona, and the neat rhythm of the plucked instruments all create a joyful atmosphere.

"Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" (also known as "The Moon Reflected in the Three Pools") is a traditional Chinese instrumental music piece. Many of them have been widely circulated and adapted over a long period of time, and their original titles have changed significantly. "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" was originally a song of sadness, but "Moon Reflected in Three Pools" has swept away the sadness. On the backbone of the melody originally transmitted from Beiqu, a large amount of subtle decorative brilliance of the Cantonese musical language is added, thus changing the vigor and length of Beiqu into the delicacy and lightness of Cantonese opera. Inheritance significance: Cantonese music is a traditional Chinese silk and bamboo music popular in the Pearl River Delta centered on Guangzhou and the Guangfu dialect area. It is an excellent traditional cultural treasure of Lingnan folk. It is widely loved and welcomed for its light, soft, Chinese, fine and thick style and the fresh, smooth, melodious and melodious Lingnan characteristics. It is spread all over China and is popular all over the world. Guangdong music has a history of more than 400 years. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangdong music has experienced a germination period, a development period, and a maturity period. There are more than 500 song titles and scores available. Guangdong music openly selects and absorbs the beneficial elements of foreign music culture and other domestic folk arts, and transforms them for our own use, forming a unique folk style with a group of outstanding composers, performers, representative instruments and their combinations. The music variety is known as "transparent music" abroad because of its crisp and bright timbre, smooth and beautiful tunes, and clear and lively rhythm. Its influence at home and abroad far exceeds that of other folk music forms in our country. The 1920s and 1930s were the heyday of Guangdong music. New works continued to emerge and talents emerged in large numbers. From creative techniques to performance techniques, popular repertoire, the color instruments used and their combination forms, they have gradually penetrated into the mainland of my country. Many provinces, cities and regions across the country have different forms of Guangdong music organizations, at least Guangdong music is also heard. The records and recordings were once hailed as "national music". Guangdong music has undoubtedly played a positive and important role in the development of modern times. Guangdong music, Cantonese opera, and the Lingnan School of Painting are known as the three artistic treasures of Lingnan and the three business cards of Guangdong. Overseas, wherever there are Chinese people, there is Cantonese music. Guangdong music is called Xiangyin by them. It is like an emotional link between overseas Chinese and their homeland. It plays an important role in overseas Chinese absorbing Chinese cultural traditions and learning historical civilization. Guangdong's music culture has a profound and rich connotation. After hundreds of years of inheritance and development, it has its own system and unique style, and is deeply rooted in the folk of Lingnan. This excellent traditional cultural treasure now urgently needs to be protected and supported. As an outstanding representative of Lingnan culture, Guangdong music culture has profound cultural heritage and rich connotations. After hundreds of years of inheritance and development, it has its own system and unique style, and is deeply rooted in the folk of Lingnan. This excellent traditional cultural treasure is now also facing problems of inheritance and development, and protection and support work urgently need to be strengthened. The country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20, 2006, Guangdong music was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.