CHINA Flashcards

(41 cards)

1
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Chinese vocal music has traditionally been sung in

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A thin, non-resinant voice, or in a falsetto

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2
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Chinese vocal music is usually

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Solo

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3
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All traditional Chinese music is

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Melodic

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4
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Is the traditional Chinese sing with a beautiful gentle and lyrical melody.

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Mo Li Hua

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5
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Melody used in Mo Li Hua

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Pentatonic

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6
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Are popular music in Chinese urban areas

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Xiaodiao ot short tunes

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7
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Chinese instruments are made of the materials

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Animal skins, gourd, bamboo, wood, silk, earth/clay,metal, and stone

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8
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-four stringed lute
-pear shaped body

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Pipa

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9
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One of the most popular Chinese instruments

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Erhu

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10
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Traditional Chinese flute

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Dizi

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11
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Two small bells

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Pengling

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12
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-Chinese mouth organ
-Oldest Chinese musical instruments

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Sheng

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13
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-moon shaped lute

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Yueqin

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14
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“cloud gongs”

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Yunluo

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15
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-ancieng Chinese instrument

A

Zheng

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16
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Themes of Chinese Paintings

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  1. Flowers and Birds
    2.Landscapes
    3.Palaces and Temples
    4.Human Figures
    5.Animals
    6.Bamboo and Stones
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17
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Is the highest form of Chinese painting

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Landscape painting

18
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Chinese paintings consider the three concepts

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Heaven, Earth, And Humankind(YinYang)

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Was often used as the medium to paint upon

20
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Is the art of beautiful handwriting

21
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They are believed to protect them from elements of water, wind, and fire

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Sweeping Roofs

22
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Figures at the tips

23
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More economical

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Straight-Inclined

24
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More economical for common Chinese architecture

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Straight Inclined

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Roofs with two or more sections inclines
Multi-Inclined
26
Curves that rise at the corners of a foof
Sweeping
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Face painting in China is called
Peking Opera of China
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Red
Guan Ju
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Yellow
Huang Pang
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Green
Zhu Wen
31
Black
Zhang Fei
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Purple
Lian Po
33
White
Cao Cao
34
The clown
Jiang Gan
35
Paper was first invented by
Cai Lun
36
Folded paper that looks like gold nuggets or ingots
Yuanbao
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Is a type of silver or gold ingot currency
Sycee
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Is the first type of paper cutting design
Jianzhi
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Is an assembled or joined aircraft
Kite
40
Knot tying in China is called
Zhongguo
41
Chinese kites originated in
Wei Fang, Sandong.