It was composed during the Qing dynasty (AD 1616-1912) and was one of the first Chinese songs to become popular abroad.

It is a traditional Japanese folksong depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms.

The founder of music in Chinese mythology

The music for the elite or ruling class

Song for solo instrument

Chinese musical scale or pentatonic scale.

Basic pentatonic scale in Gagaku music of Japan

It focuses on the individual instruments. No matter how big the orchestra is, each instrument has an individual role and is meant to be heard playing its melody.

Oldest surviving Japanese court music.