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CHINA Flashcards

1
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Chinese vocal music has traditionally been sung in

A

A thin, non-resinant voice, or in a falsetto

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2
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Chinese vocal music is usually

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Solo

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3
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All traditional Chinese music is

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Melodic

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4
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Is the traditional Chinese sing with a beautiful gentle and lyrical melody.

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Mo Li Hua

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5
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Melody used in Mo Li Hua

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Pentatonic

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6
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Are popular music in Chinese urban areas

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Xiaodiao ot short tunes

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7
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Chinese instruments are made of the materials

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Animal skins, gourd, bamboo, wood, silk, earth/clay,metal, and stone

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8
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-four stringed lute
-pear shaped body

A

Pipa

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9
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One of the most popular Chinese instruments

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Erhu

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10
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Traditional Chinese flute

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Dizi

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11
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Two small bells

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Pengling

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12
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-Chinese mouth organ
-Oldest Chinese musical instruments

A

Sheng

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13
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-moon shaped lute

A

Yueqin

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14
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“cloud gongs”

A

Yunluo

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15
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-ancieng Chinese instrument

A

Zheng

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16
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Themes of Chinese Paintings

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  1. Flowers and Birds
    2.Landscapes
    3.Palaces and Temples
    4.Human Figures
    5.Animals
    6.Bamboo and Stones
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17
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Is the highest form of Chinese painting

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Landscape painting

18
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Chinese paintings consider the three concepts

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Heaven, Earth, And Humankind(YinYang)

19
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Was often used as the medium to paint upon

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Silk

20
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Is the art of beautiful handwriting

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Calligraphy

21
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They are believed to protect them from elements of water, wind, and fire

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Sweeping Roofs

22
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Figures at the tips

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Roof Guards

23
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More economical

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Straight-Inclined

24
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More economical for common Chinese architecture

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Straight Inclined

25
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Roofs with two or more sections inclines

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Multi-Inclined

26
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Curves that rise at the corners of a foof

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Sweeping

27
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Face painting in China is called

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Peking Opera of China

28
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Red

A

Guan Ju

29
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Yellow

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Huang Pang

30
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Green

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Zhu Wen

31
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Black

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Zhang Fei

32
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Purple

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Lian Po

33
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White

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Cao Cao

34
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The clown

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Jiang Gan

35
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Paper was first invented by

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Cai Lun

36
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Folded paper that looks like gold nuggets or ingots

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Yuanbao

37
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Is a type of silver or gold ingot currency

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Sycee

38
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Is the first type of paper cutting design

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Jianzhi

39
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Is an assembled or joined aircraft

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Kite

40
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Knot tying in China is called

A

Zhongguo

41
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Chinese kites originated in

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Wei Fang, Sandong.

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