this is stunning... its so weird (but not when you really think about it...) how far eastern music is so completely different to anything that the heavily commercialised west can produce. The only things that come close to this is some of the old european classical pieces, of which very few are sighted as influences these days :( the east still holds its roots with supreme regard, why can't we!!!
@LUMBERTHON As much as I wish the above to be true, China's cultural revolution destroyed Chinese culture on the mainland. Western music wise... I find a few prog rock bands keep some of the classical musical traditional alive.
@Zophixan Sorry friend but a very common misconception, cultural revolution destroyed Manchu Qing dynasty culture, without it China would still be more like Qing; one problem, the original Chinese culture didn't come back but instead replaced by modern western culture.
@Seres1091 Hi, thank you for your reponse! I am actually very interested in how the Manchu changed our culture. Obviously the hanfu was destroyed, and I believe they changed a lot of the moral code. What other things did they change? I know that Nanjing Mandarin is long gone.. and modern mandarin has a lot of manchu characterisitcs. Music wise, Beijing opera seems to be a prime example. I wish we were back in the old Tang days culturally...
@Zophixan The Manchus in fact didn't influence Han much,only clothes and the "pigtail"; they only had 200,000 people when they took over China.The government structure, holidays, architecture, art, were still Han from the Ming dynasty. I know for sure that "mandarin" was a northern Han dialect made officially the court speech during the start of Ming. Sorry but I have never heard of Nanjing Mandarin and don't know much about Beijing opera. Go to Xi'an, Tang culture is VERY alive, even marriages.
You should go to China and see what Chinese teens are listening to, if you thought Britney Spears was bad you would be shocked. Chinese pop music is not pretty
@tifius I can imagine actually. all those schoolgirl bands with terrible morals, i.e. turn on as many older men as possible... I gues it's the same with anything commercial, you milk it for all it's worth and get as much out of it as posisble. Chinese metal, now that's something exciting :-P
@LUMBERTHON It's all in where you look and I wouldn't be so quick to entirely discount Western music. Each culture has its different realms; from commercialized crap to ethereal and classically influenced.
@thesarahpea Ah, I didn't say all Western music was poo, just the stuff I don't like :-P I think I'm just in love with Chinese musical themes a bit, although I know sod all about their culture and history... From what I have heard of Chinese classical and modern classical music it is much more exciting than Western equivalents, but then I guess it's all just a matter of taste!! Not to discount Western classical music at all though, there is some beautiful stuff out there!! Einaudi for instance
@LUMBERTHON that is nonsense my friend, there is plenty underground music which is made in the US and Europe and which is amazing as can be. Also, there are plenty pop/rockgroups in china, korea, japan and whatnot who make the crappiest music ever. :) This song is beautiful tho, not denying that, just saying that you are wrong on the whole 'western music nowadays is crappy popmusic', because obviously you havent looked further than radio and MTV :)
That is so amzingly beautiful! Thank you! I have been looking for this video for a long time, because at one point it was removed from YouTube, alas. Thanks for uploading it!
wonderful, I enjoy music of almost all kinds, and truthfully, I've been looking EVERY WHERE for Guzheng music ^^ lol never thought I'd find it on You tube XD
So pretty!
ZanthiaKhala 3 months ago
I thought it was boring until the instrument came on.Simply amazing everyone should hear this.
TheDonsketch 4 months ago
Perfeito !! Tocante!
clauweer 6 months ago
I feel like I am in my own Arcadia now...
Mephistofello 6 months ago
OMFG!!. Is it available in iTunes?
zcao0702 7 months ago
:O Woah, this is beautiful. Can anyone point me to similar songs like this please?
hummmh 8 months ago
This is sweet.
jj5249 8 months ago
beautiful!
Qabooz 9 months ago
Love it!
honorthief 9 months ago
does anyone knows the exact name for the flute we are hearing? :D
please!!! =)
Thesixthellone 11 months ago
@Thesixthellone the dizi
MyZulie 11 months ago
Amazing music.. Hearing this makes me more amazed with chinese cultures
hdsury1123 1 year ago 4
Chinese people are so wise in so many levels.
If only my country had death-vans for executing tax-evading crooks, we might had avoided our economic collapse. ;_;
DINDRAGON 1 year ago 2
I have never saw and heard this kind of music. It is so beautiful and fantastic.
Jeteaime65 1 year ago
this is so beautiful :)
twittersucksful 1 year ago
Super rendition...
8888nam 1 year ago
Still one of my favorites...unbelievably beautiful!
russiancatsima 1 year ago
i played this for my son during my pregnancy, he would start moving slowly....he loved it then and he loves it now, it always calms him and me.
bleubell222 1 year ago 4
等待命名 is nicer.
op2torch 1 year ago
Love this song :D
zenerone99 1 year ago
wonderful makes me shy to say that I am attempting to play the guzheng..but I will master it with great difficulty eventually..
jeannegrob 1 year ago
me inspira para muchas cosas de la vida de las cuales disfruto a fondo.....
812estrella 2 years ago
Increible.. esta musica es magia, paz para mi alma
emaiou 2 years ago 14
this is stunning... its so weird (but not when you really think about it...) how far eastern music is so completely different to anything that the heavily commercialised west can produce. The only things that come close to this is some of the old european classical pieces, of which very few are sighted as influences these days :( the east still holds its roots with supreme regard, why can't we!!!
LUMBERTHON 2 years ago 45
@LUMBERTHON As much as I wish the above to be true, China's cultural revolution destroyed Chinese culture on the mainland. Western music wise... I find a few prog rock bands keep some of the classical musical traditional alive.
Zophixan 1 year ago
@Zophixan Sorry friend but a very common misconception, cultural revolution destroyed Manchu Qing dynasty culture, without it China would still be more like Qing; one problem, the original Chinese culture didn't come back but instead replaced by modern western culture.
Seres1091 1 year ago
@Seres1091 Hi, thank you for your reponse! I am actually very interested in how the Manchu changed our culture. Obviously the hanfu was destroyed, and I believe they changed a lot of the moral code. What other things did they change? I know that Nanjing Mandarin is long gone.. and modern mandarin has a lot of manchu characterisitcs. Music wise, Beijing opera seems to be a prime example. I wish we were back in the old Tang days culturally...
Zophixan 1 year ago
@Zophixan The Manchus in fact didn't influence Han much,only clothes and the "pigtail"; they only had 200,000 people when they took over China.The government structure, holidays, architecture, art, were still Han from the Ming dynasty. I know for sure that "mandarin" was a northern Han dialect made officially the court speech during the start of Ming. Sorry but I have never heard of Nanjing Mandarin and don't know much about Beijing opera. Go to Xi'an, Tang culture is VERY alive, even marriages.
Seres1091 1 year ago
@LUMBERTHON
You should go to China and see what Chinese teens are listening to, if you thought Britney Spears was bad you would be shocked. Chinese pop music is not pretty
tifius 1 year ago 2
@tifius I can imagine actually. all those schoolgirl bands with terrible morals, i.e. turn on as many older men as possible... I gues it's the same with anything commercial, you milk it for all it's worth and get as much out of it as posisble. Chinese metal, now that's something exciting :-P
LUMBERTHON 1 year ago
@LUMBERTHON It's all in where you look and I wouldn't be so quick to entirely discount Western music. Each culture has its different realms; from commercialized crap to ethereal and classically influenced.
thesarahpea 1 year ago
@thesarahpea Ah, I didn't say all Western music was poo, just the stuff I don't like :-P I think I'm just in love with Chinese musical themes a bit, although I know sod all about their culture and history... From what I have heard of Chinese classical and modern classical music it is much more exciting than Western equivalents, but then I guess it's all just a matter of taste!! Not to discount Western classical music at all though, there is some beautiful stuff out there!! Einaudi for instance
LUMBERTHON 1 year ago
@LUMBERTHON
but sadly, this is also very niche music in China where most of the music is also heavily commercialized.
Education from an early age is important and the only way to hold on to our roots
sofie731114 11 months ago
@LUMBERTHON that is because people of the west love change while those of the east keep thier roots deep in the ground.
nicvilt 11 months ago 3
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@LUMBERTHON that is because people of the west love change while those of the east keep their roots deep in the ground.
nicvilt 11 months ago
@LUMBERTHON that is nonsense my friend, there is plenty underground music which is made in the US and Europe and which is amazing as can be. Also, there are plenty pop/rockgroups in china, korea, japan and whatnot who make the crappiest music ever. :) This song is beautiful tho, not denying that, just saying that you are wrong on the whole 'western music nowadays is crappy popmusic', because obviously you havent looked further than radio and MTV :)
PtCobra 3 months ago
Beautiful music, beautiful video, pretty woman with perfect skills an gracious moves..everything is just perfect.
russiancatsima 2 years ago
That is so amzingly beautiful! Thank you! I have been looking for this video for a long time, because at one point it was removed from YouTube, alas. Thanks for uploading it!
russiancatsima 2 years ago
oh, this one is way better audio quality than the other.
mlurf 2 years ago
dude this is great! Where can I find her album?
sammythangerules 3 years ago
look at the info
MexicanBone 2 years ago
wunderschönes lied echt geiler clip
ratty23 3 years ago
wonderful, I enjoy music of almost all kinds, and truthfully, I've been looking EVERY WHERE for Guzheng music ^^ lol never thought I'd find it on You tube XD
Darxious 3 years ago
there is a vid of the two guys from red cliff doing the duet. so well done, search for GuQin Duet n its th 3:02 one, of which there are many!
LUMBERTHON 2 years ago