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Music of Qinghai Wikipedia

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Qinghai is a province of China inhabited by Tibetan people|Tibetans, Mongolian people|Mongolians and others. Its folk heritage includes hua'er, a type of song prevalent throughout northwest China. The informal music is often competitive in nature, with singers interacting and improvising topical and love lyrics, usually unaccompanied. Qinghai's folk music is known for its intervallic leaps in melody ref|intervallic.

The Salaren people of Xunhua Salar Autonomous County are known for distinct music, especially the song "Flowers (song)|Flowers", which is a combination of music of Tibet|Tibetan, Han music|Han and Muslim music|Muslim banquet music ref|Salaren. They are also known for a string instrument called the kouxuan, which is oftne played by women and is made from silver or copper ref|kouxuan.

Qinghai has also produced the well-known composer Bright Sheng, who worked in Qinghai's Folk Dance and Music Theatre while he collected the area's folk songs ref|Sheng. He has used elements of local folk music in his compositions.

Last Modified:   2005-11-07