Aesthetic View on Traditional Chinese National Music

The traditional Chinese national music bears a peculiar aesthetic feat ure. It is in close connection with our traditional aesthetic ideas. China is a nation of ceremonies in music,advocating elegance and calmness and striving for fi neness and perfection. Since very ancient time, the traditional aesthetic ideas in music, a mainstay, has always been dominating and influencing the developme nt of the traditional Chinese national music. We must have a thorough kn owledge of it if we want to activate our traditional national music. The article tries t o s ketch out the appreciation of our music according to the analysis of our nationa l aesthetic ideas in music.