The most important publisher, AKA "CRC Jianian". TODO meaning of Jianian?
Chinese government owned unfortunately.
Their website takes forever to load: www.china-crc.com.cn/, and features mostly Communist shit, and I can't find the decent traditional music listed there.
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Alla Rakha by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
Video 1.
Tabla Solo in Jhaptal by Alla Rakha, featuring Ravi Shankar (2003)
Source.
This is a good place to start your journey, though it misses a lot, and some songs are not as memorable as others, there is huge variability in that list.
Video 1.
The Ten Most Famous Melodies in Ancient China
. Source. A single video with a collage of all ten songs.
Pipa piece by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
TODO identify better:
Video 1.
Posing As a Wind Instrument Player In an Ensemble by Li Xuan
. Source. Part of "Chinese Ancient Music - Vol 2, High Mountains And Flowing Water", e.g. as seen at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7ARKoMiKI.
Pu Songling by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
Sometimes you just know that your existence will be remembered for a singular reason. Better than not being remembered at all perhaps.

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