CHINA Flashcards
Chinese vocal music has traditionally been sung in
A thin, non-resinant voice, or in a falsetto
Chinese vocal music is usually
Solo
All traditional Chinese music is
Melodic
Is the traditional Chinese sing with a beautiful gentle and lyrical melody.
Mo Li Hua
Melody used in Mo Li Hua
Pentatonic
Are popular music in Chinese urban areas
Xiaodiao ot short tunes
Chinese instruments are made of the materials
Animal skins, gourd, bamboo, wood, silk, earth/clay,metal, and stone
-four stringed lute
-pear shaped body
Pipa
One of the most popular Chinese instruments
Erhu
Traditional Chinese flute
Dizi
Two small bells
Pengling
-Chinese mouth organ
-Oldest Chinese musical instruments
Sheng
-moon shaped lute
Yueqin
“cloud gongs”
Yunluo
-ancieng Chinese instrument
Zheng
Themes of Chinese Paintings
- Flowers and Birds
2.Landscapes
3.Palaces and Temples
4.Human Figures
5.Animals
6.Bamboo and Stones
Is the highest form of Chinese painting
Landscape painting
Chinese paintings consider the three concepts
Heaven, Earth, And Humankind(YinYang)
Was often used as the medium to paint upon
Silk
Is the art of beautiful handwriting
Calligraphy
They are believed to protect them from elements of water, wind, and fire
Sweeping Roofs
Figures at the tips
Roof Guards
More economical
Straight-Inclined
More economical for common Chinese architecture
Straight Inclined
Roofs with two or more sections inclines
Multi-Inclined
Curves that rise at the corners of a foof
Sweeping
Face painting in China is called
Peking Opera of China
Red
Guan Ju
Yellow
Huang Pang
Green
Zhu Wen
Black
Zhang Fei
Purple
Lian Po
White
Cao Cao
The clown
Jiang Gan
Paper was first invented by
Cai Lun
Folded paper that looks like gold nuggets or ingots
Yuanbao
Is a type of silver or gold ingot currency
Sycee
Is the first type of paper cutting design
Jianzhi
Is an assembled or joined aircraft
Kite
Knot tying in China is called
Zhongguo
Chinese kites originated in
Wei Fang, Sandong.