Quanzhou's traditional music is

The traditional music of Quanzhou is Nanyin.

Nanyin, also known as "Xianguan" and "Quanzhou Nanyin", is a traditional music in southern Fujian Province and one of the masterpieces of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage of mankind. Nanyin, known as "the living fossil in the music history of China", originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, and was sung in Minnan dialect, which is the Han music with a long history in China. During the Han, Jin, Tang and Song Dynasties, immigrants from the Central Plains brought music culture into southern Fujian with Quanzhou as the center, and merged with local folk music, forming a cultural expression with the charm of ancient music in the Central Plains.

Nanyin originated in the Tang Dynasty and was formed in the Song Dynasty. Nanyin's singing method retains the traditional and ancient national singing method before the Tang Dynasty, and the second creation of singers and performers is very casual, while Nanguan's performance also maintains the characteristics of the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Its music mainly consists of three categories: "finger", "score" and "song", which is a rich and complete category of music in ancient China. "Nanle" refers to "stringed pipe", which was called "stringed pipe" in ancient times. "Langjun Music" and "Lang Jun Singing" refer to Nanfeng musicians who worship Lang Jun of Mengfu as a music god. There are also called "Golden Melody" and "Five Tones".

Introduction to the historical origin of Nanyin;

When Nanyin originated is not clearly recorded in the literature. There are many folk legends, some of which say that court music such as "Break" and "Ci" in the Daqu of the Tang Dynasty was introduced into Fujian, and it merged with local folk music. According to legend, it was brought to Fujian by Wang Brothers of Fujian at the end of Tang Dynasty. Experts and scholars have made textual research on Nanyin's qupai, musical instruments and terms. It is generally believed that Nanyin was formed in the Song Dynasty and developed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Nanyin has a certain relationship with the music before and after the Tang Dynasty. Nanyin retains the names before the Tang Dynasty, including midnight songs, Qingping music, backyard flowers, autumn Yangguan songs in Han Palace and so on. Nanyin has the same name as Tang Daqu, including three Lingliangzhou Qu and Ganzhou Qu.

In the Song Dynasty, as the imperial clan moved south, Quanzhou, as the capital, prospered its commercial economy, and at the same time, its culture and art were exchanged and developed. According to records, there were more than a thousand musicians in Quanzhou at that time, ranging from three to five in each family. The grand occasion can be seen.