Foreword
The Evolution of Chinese Music
Ancient Times
The Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties
The Spring and Autumn Period & the Warring States
Period
The Qin and Han Dynasties
The Period of the Three Kingdoms, the Western and
Eastern Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern
Dynasties
The Sui and Tang Dynasties
The Song and Yuan Dynasties
The Ming and Qing Dynasties
After 1840
The Connotation of Ancient Music of China
Propriety and Music in Confucianism
The Dao (natural way) of Heaven
The Inwardness of Zen
Varieties of Chinese National Musical
Instruments
A Large Musical Instrument System
Varieties of Unique Local Music
Chinese Folk Songs
Haozi Generated together with Labor
Free and Lyrical Mountain Songs
Beautiful and Melodious Ditty
Singing and Dancing of Ethnic Groups
Muqarn of the Uygur Minority
Tibetan Folk Songs and Dances
Mongolian Folk Songs
Dong's Ka Lau
Miao's Folk Songs and Musical Instruments
Quyi Music of China
Singing Tunes with Storytelling
Singing while Walking
Chinese Music of the Time
Emergence of New Music Culture
Improvement of Chinese Instrumental Music
The Birth of New Opera
From Mass Songs to Pop Songs Creation
New Music in New Age
The Sino-foreign Exchange of Music
Starting with the Pitch Pipe
The Spread of Chinese Music
Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese
Dynasties