{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}
{title2=shi2 mian4 mai2 fu2}

= 十面埋伏
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\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KftwzQOECA]
{title=<Ambush from ten sides> performed by Jiaju Shen (2017)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGq2KK9Xihw]
{title=<Ambush from ten sides> performed live by <Liu Dehai>}
{description=The sound quality is not great, but you do get to see the master. TODO location and date.}


Ambush from ten sides

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}

= 彝族舞曲
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Composed by <#Wang Huiran> in 1960.

The <Yi people> are one of the 55 <Chinese ethnic minorities> officially recognized by the <Chinese government>.

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBP8q24Ddpc]
{title=<Dance of the Yi People> performed by <Liu Dehai>}
{description=From the album Chinese Plucked Instruments: Vol. 2 - Fishermen’s Song At South Sea: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chinese-Plucked-Instruments-Fishermens-South/dp/B001HUECZQ (2004)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgIZ4P_xJlM]
{title=Dance of the Yi People performed by <Wu Man> (2021)}
{description=Presented by the Aga Khan Music Program.}


Dance of the Yi People

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}
{title2=han2 ya1 xi4 shui3}

= 寒鴨戏水
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A Jackdaw is a type of crow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_jackdaw

Considered one of the 10 famous Chaozhou music pieces TODO list.

Was also adapted by Liu Baoshan (1937-1997) as a <pipa> song. <Ciro Santilli> prefers the pipa version.

Bibliography:
* https://www.easyatm.com.tw/wiki/寒鴉戲水
* on <Baidu Baike>: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/寒鴉戲水/10891429

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S5eH_59b1M]
{title=<Jackdaw Playing With Water> performed by Xu Lingzi on the <guzheng> at the Wiener Musikverein}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yadfV6oUW3g]
{title=<Jackdaw Playing With Water> performed by Lin Shicheng on the <pipa>}


Jackdaw Playing With Water

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}

= 层层水澜
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A <Baidu Baike> page: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/層層水瀾/12386243 mentions that the score was published in 1970 by Tao Yimo (陶一陌) in a eponymous score book.

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewcucNrOHb0]
{title=<Ripples by ripples> performed by Wu Li on the <guzheng>}
{description=Peformer's Chinese name: 吳莉.}


Ripples by ripples

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}

= 苏武牧羊
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https://www.ibiblio.org/chinese-music/html/traditional.html contains an amazing orchestral version for <di flute> TODO identify! When attempting to upload to <YouTube>, it identifies as "Su Wu Tending the Sheep" and give a name "Chen Tao", but no further information. Chen Tao is presumably this dude: https://www.barduschinamusic.org/chen-tao-dizi | https://www.melodyofdragon.org/chentao.html 陈涛

https://baike.baidu.com/item/苏武牧羊/5532#11_2 mentions that it comes from an erhu concerto composed by Peng Xiuwen

The sadness of the <erhu> perfectly fits the role and mood of the story! Brilliant!

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakOkv341P8]
{title=<Suwu herding sheep> played by <Song Fei (erhu)> (2017)}


Suwu herding sheep

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}
{title2=yang2 chun1 bai2 xue3}

= 阳春白雪
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<God> this song.

Lit. "sunny spring white snow".

* <Baidu Baike>: https://baike.baidu.com/item/阳春白雪/84775

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ho_jNv8fUo]
{title=<White snow in sunny spring> performed by <Liu Dehai>}
{description=From the 1996 album: "A Collection of Chinese Music Masterpieces: Pipa": https://www.amazon.com/Collection-Chinese-Music-Masterpieces-Pipa/dp/B000QZYN8E TODO recording date.}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z-NLqbb8xA]
{title=<White snow in sunny spring> performed by <Wu Man> in 2020 at The Kennedy Center}


White snow in sunny spring

= The best Chinese traditional instrumental music of all time
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\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbCjceRPXyw]
{title=<High Mountain and Flowing Water> performed on the <guzheng> by Xiang SiHua (2000)}
{disambiguate=best}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakOkv341P8]
{title=<Suwu herding sheep> performed on the <erhu> by <Song Fei (erhu)> (2017)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KftwzQOECA]
{title=<Ambush from ten sides> performed on the <pipa> by Jiaju Shen (2017)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ho_jNv8fUo]
{title=<White snow in sunny spring> performed on the <pipa> by <Liu Dehai>}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBP8q24Ddpc]
{title=<Dance of the Yi People> performed on the <pipa> by <Liu Dehai>}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeUiaxaRMK8]
{title=<Wang Jin (Water Margin character)> beats <Gao Qiu> theme music from <The Water Margin (1998 TV series)> featuring a <suona> solo}


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