TITLE:
The Evolution of Musical Instruments in Yungang Grottoes from the Perspective of National Cultural Integration
AUTHORS:
Zhenghui Jia, Xiaofen Jia
KEYWORDS:
Yungang Grottoes, Musical Instruments, National Culture
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.11,
November
30,
2023
ABSTRACT: Yungang Grottoes have rich types and quantities of musical instrument
images. Among them, there are not only traditional musical instruments from the
Central Plains, but also musical instruments from ethnic minorities from the
Western Regions, the North and the East. The images of musical instruments in
the grottoes are a display of the diversity of music culture at that time and a
profound reflection of the integration of national cultures. At the same time,
the process of ethnic integration also affects the distribution of musical
instruments in the grottoes. With the intensification of ethnic cultural
integration, musical instruments from the Western Regions gradually entered the
Central Plains and became rapidly popular, and the music culture presented diversified
music forms. Historically, the integration of national cultures has enriched
the types of musical instruments, promoted the prosperity of music culture, and
has a positive reference value for the development of today’s
musical instruments.