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Wonder in Sizhu

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2025/08/31 (Sun)

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Welcome to tonight’s episode, where we journey back to the Song dynasty—a time when music was not just entertainment, but a reflection of cultural order and spiritual aspiration.

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Welcome to tonight’s episode, where we journey back to the Song dynasty—a time when music was not just entertainment, but a reflection of cultural order and spiritual aspiration. After the turbulence of the Five Dynasties, the Song court restored musical institutions like the Taichang Office and Drum and Wind Office, reviving ceremonial music and dance. Civil dances were named Wende, martial dances Wugong, and the Twelve Peace Movements symbolized the ideal of “governing through harmony.” Emperor Taizong, a music enthusiast, composed over 400 pieces himself, embedding Confucian ideals into musical form. Even as political strength waned under Emperor Renzong, music flourished. He personally cultivated fields, composed songs, and commissioned poets like Li Zhao and Song Xiang to write lyrics for 54 new melodies, which spread from palace to marketplace, nurturing the golden age of Song ci poetry. In this cultural bloom, qin music quietly thrived. Pieces like Flowing Water, recorded in the Qin Music Catalogue, evoke nature’s momentum and predate the more famous High Mountains. Ai Nai, derived from ancient rowing songs, captures the rhythm of labor and the intimacy of daily life. Buddhist chants like Pu’an Incantation, originating from Master Pu’an, blended sacred syllables with folk melodies, offering healing and spiritual resonance. Li Zong’e’s Yuezuan codified musical theory and instrument classification, preserving the Song dynasty’s sonic legacy. Yet, under Emperor Huizong, despite artistic brilliance and the founding of the Dasheng Office, political missteps led to collapse. Song music was more than sound—it was a vessel of order, beauty, and human connection. Tonight, we listen not only to melodies, but to the heartbeat of a civilization. Goodnight.
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