{"id":6243,"date":"2019-11-09T23:07:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T23:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/dong-zu-da-ge-grand-song-of-the-dong-ethnic-group\/"},"modified":"2019-11-09T23:07:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T23:07:06","slug":"dong-zu-da-ge-grand-song-of-the-dong-ethnic-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/dong-zu-da-ge-grand-song-of-the-dong-ethnic-group\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4f97\u65cf\u5927\u6b4c Grand Song of the Dong Ethnic Group"},"content":{"rendered":"
Grand Song of the Dong Ethnic Group \u4f97\u65cf\u5927\u6b4c dòng zú dà g\u0113
 
A popular saying among the Dong people in Guizhou Province in southern China has it that "Rice nourishes the body and so<\/em>ngs nourish the soul"(\u996d\u517b\u8eab\uff0c\u6b4c\u517b\u5fc3 fàn y\u01ceng sh\u0113n g\u0113 y\u01ceng x\u012bn ). The Dong people have never had an autograph of its own, and did not have a writing system until 1958. Before that the Dong Culture, the history and stories were all recorded and handed down by means of songs. For this reason, the Dong culture, though having experienced ups and downs in history, has been well preserved and is gradually drawing attention from the world.<\/p>\n

Their tradition of passing on culture and knowledge in music is exemplified in the Grand Song of the Dong ethnic group(\u4f97\u65cf\u5927\u6b4c dòng zú dà g\u0113 ), also called Kam Grand Choir, multi-part singing performed without instrumental accompaniment(\u4e50\u5668\u4f34\u594f lè qì bàn zòu ) or a music co<\/em>nductor(\u6307\u6325 zh\u01d0 hu\u012b ). The repertoire(\u66f2\u76ee q\u01d4 mù ) includes a range of genres such as ballads, children’s songs, so<\/em>ngs of greeting and imitative so<\/em>ngs that test performers’ virtuosity at mimicking the sounds of animals.<\/p>\n

Taught by masters to choirs of disciples, Grand So<\/em>ngs are performed formally in the drum-tower(\u9f13\u697c g\u01d4 lóu ), the landmark venue for rituals, entertainment and meetings in a Dong village, or more spo<\/em>ntaneously in homes or public places. They co<\/em>nstitute a Dong encyclopedia, narrating the people’s history, extolling their belief in the unity of humans and nature, preserving scientific knowledge, expressing feelings of romantic love, and promoting moral values such as respect for one’s elders and neighbors. Grand Song is performed widely today, with each village boasting various choirs divided by age and sometimes gender. In addition to disseminating their lifestyle and wisdom, it remains a crucial symbol of Dong ethnic identity and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

[dòng zú dà g\u0113] \u4f97\u65cf\u5927\u6b4c Grand Song of the Dong ethnic group
[yuè qì bàn zòu] \u4e50\u5668\u4f34\u594f instrumental accompaniment
[y\u012bn yuè zh\u01d0 hu\u012b] \u97f3\u4e50\u6307\u6325 music co<\/em>nductor
[q\u01d4 mù] \u66f2\u76ee repertoire
[yuè tuán] \u4e50\u56e2 orchestra<\/p>\n

Related Words:<\/p>\n

[chuán t\u01d2ng y\u012bn yuè] \u4f20\u7edf\u97f3\u4e50 traditio<\/em>nal music
[g\u01d4 di\u01cen y\u012bn  yuè] \u53e4\u5178\u97f3\u4e50 classical music
[q\u012bng y\u012bn yuè] \u8f7b\u97f3\u4e50 light music
[liú xíng y\u012bn yuè] \u6d41\u884c\u97f3\u4e50 pop music
[mín zú y\u012bn yuè] \u6c11\u65cf\u97f3\u4e50 folk music 
[xi\u0101ng c\u016bn y\u012bn yuè] \u4e61\u6751\u97f3\u4e50 country music
[jué shì yuè]  \u7235\u58eb\u4e50 Jazz
[yáo g\u01d4n yuè] \u6447\u6eda\u4e50 rock-&-roll
[lán diào] \u84dd\u8c03 blues
[mín yáo]  \u6c11\u8c23civic ballad 
[mín g\u0113]  \u6c11\u6b4c folk songs<\/p>\n


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