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Tan Dun: I was fortunate to knock on the "Zeng Houyi" in 2400 thanks to a few pounds of meat buns

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2021-09-26 08:10

In 1978, in Suizhou, Hubei Province, archaeologists unearthed the world-famous ZengHouyi chimes during excavations of the tomb of Zeng Houyi. It is said that this set of chimes with a history of more than 2,400 years has been played three times since it was unearthed. One of them was played by the internationally renowned composer and conductor Tan Dun when he was composing for the return of Hong Kong.

Teacher Tan Dun said in an interview with the knews reporter who watched the news that at that time, he was able to record successfully, and a few pounds of meat buns bought from the farm next to the museum were indispensable! What's going on here? How many ancient people's wisdom and romance are hidden in the chimes of Zeng Houyi?

The significance of archaeology is not only to obtain amazing cultural relics, but to sort out the development of the entire Chinese national civilization behind these sites and cultural relics. Li, music, shooting, imperial, book, number, the ancients put "music" in an important position second only to "ritual". Can these ancient instruments help us spiritually travel back to ancient times and talk to our ancestors?

Tan Dun: I was fortunate to knock on the "Zeng Houyi" in 2400 thanks to a few pounds of meat buns

(Look at the news knows reporter: Zhu Shiyi, Zhu Yimin, Li Weixiao, Zhang Cong, Daniel Zhang Pan Kai)

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