I'm now learning Mandarin at a beginne level, but I'm planning to put a quite intense effort on it this year. I realize that I've never really discovered much Chinese language rock music, at least not as much as I have in many other languages. Any recommendations?

It sounds very familiar, but I couldn't Shazam it, probably it's an acoustic cover of the original song. I also checked the comments but could not find it.

Thanks for helping!

Great song in Bridge's 77% album, along with 打狗棒

though one may argue 打狗棒 was a the better song in the album, I feel this one may characterize some relatability to oversea chinese, and was a great live take.

I've recently been trying to find traditional Chinese music on youtube (harder than I expected), and this brought to mind something I saw a long time ago which I'd like to ask about. When I was doing research in the rare books room of the University of Washington in St. Louis Art and Architecture library about 20 years ago, by coincidence I came across a photograph taken by Westerners in the 1910s or 1920s. I don't remember the exact context, but it was either right after the 1911 Revolution or a few years later when Emperor PuYi was deposed and kicked out of the Forbidden City. At any rate, it was a time when the Forbidden City was vulnerable and people could go in and take stuff, and some Westerners were on hand taking photos of stuff being looted from the palace. (I don't know whether the Westerners were doing the looting or not). One of those photographs shows by far the biggest drum I have ever seen, not a typical Asian drum (like a Japanese taiko drum) but was instead like a Western-style circular, flat bass drum, the kind used in marching bands, carried vertically with straps and played with pad-tipped sticks. However, it would have taken Sun Wukong to carry this drum like that. Some men were standing beside it, propping it on its side for the photo, so I could gauge its size fairly well. It looked about a meter deep (maybe a little less) and about three full meters in diameter. It was a truly monstrous instrument, significantly taller than the people posing with it; I wouldn't be surprised if it, and others like it which the imperial court must have been using for centuries, are the largest drums that have ever been made in all of world history.

That photo didn't have much to do with my project, and as graduate students are always in a rush, I just gawked at the picture for a moment, thinking to myself, "whoa, that's the most massive drum I could possibly imagine ever existing", and then I moved on. But I've wondered about that huge instrument ever since. Does anyone on this reddit know anything about such drums and their usage?

We never said goodbye properly...

I don't know the name of the song but these are the lyrics below;

我听过你的歌我的大哥哥

我明白你的心你的喜怒哀乐

我是否可以问问问你的姓名

因为你是我的知音

Hi everyone,

I’m building a small YouTube channel called Misty Lake, Calm Mind.

It has ancient-inspired calm music, guqin, bamboo flute, misty lake visuals, tea, and gentle stories for focus, reading, rest, and a calmer mind.

I’m still new and would love honest feedback on the channel idea, thumbnails, and overall feeling.

If this is your kind of peaceful content, please feel free to check it out and subscribe only if you genuinely enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/@EasternCalmSpace

Thank you 🌙

Hi r/ChineseMusic, I've been experimenting with AI to recreate the spirit of traditional Chinese meditation music, specifically inspired by Song Dynasty aesthetics. The goal is to see if AI can capture the essence of instruments like Guqin and Erhu in the style of ancient ink wash paintings. 🎵 **My First 3 Attempts:** 1. **Zen Guqin (古琴)**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlj9XfjWVI 2. **Erhu Sunset (二胡)**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpz0glngznE 3. **Dizi Nature (竹笛)**: [请填入 Dizi 链接] I used a "short-segment stitching" technique to avoid audio artifacts common in long AI generations. 🎨 Visuals are based on Song Dynasty paintings (Guo Xi, Li Tang). I'd love to hear from people familiar with these instruments: **Does the AI capture the right mood and timbre?** Any feedback on authenticity would be appreciated! 🍵

I've been training AI models on traditional Chinese instrumental music (Guqin, Erhu, Dizi) to see if it can replicate the 'spirit' (Qi) of Song Dynasty aesthetics.

Here is my first 4K output: 'AI Zen Meditation Music'. It uses a 'short-segment stitching' technique to bypass generation limits and create a seamless 4.5-minute loop.

🎵 Watch/Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlj9XfjWVI

For those familiar with traditional Chinese music: Does the AI capture the 'breath' and emotion correctly? Or does it sound like cheap elevator music? Trying to bridge technology and ancient art here.

Hiiii, I'm looking to find sheet music for this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTFckGVeCIQ&list=RDUTFckGVeCIQ&start_radio=1 (爱入青云(Love In the Clouds) - 黄霄雲).

I'm currently in year 11 Chinese class and year 12 music, and for my music end-of-year exam, I'm performing this song- although I can't find sheet music for piano, voice, and violin.

Could someone tell me where to find it?