Music+and+Shopping

= Music =

Chinese music is a very unique style, it is breathtaking and is different. This kind of music uses a 5-tone-scale instead of 8-tone-scale, making it sound different from all sorts of music and there is different kinds of emphasis put on each of the musical elements. These musical elements are: Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Stone, Metal, Clay, Gourd, and Hide. Chinese music is also sung in chinese, making it more unique and letting non-chinese speakers wonder about the significance of the song. The instruments used in chinese music create a significant and beautiful sound and melodies. These instruments of old times and history of China include: - Silk Instruments are mostly string instruments like Plucked instruments (for example Guqin, a 7-stringed zither), Bowed instruments (Erhu a two-stringed fiddle), and Struck instruments (for example a Yangqin, a hammered dulcimer of varying strings struck using two bamboo hammers. - Bamboo instruments include Flutes, Oboes, Free reed pipes, and Single reed pipes. Flutes could be for example a Dizi, transverse bamboo flute with buzzing membrane, Oboes could be a Suona, a double-reed wind instrument with a flaring metal bell, Free reed pipes could be like a Bawu, a side-blown free reed pipe with finger holes, and Single reed pipes could be a Mabu. - Wood instruments could be for example Bangzi, a small, high-pitched woodblock. - Stone instruments could be a Teqing, a single large stone tablet hung by a rope in a wooden frame and struck using a mallet. - Metal instruments could be a Nao, an ancient bell or large cymbals. - Clay instruments could be for example a Fou, a clay pot played as a percussion instrument. - Gourd instruments could be a Yu, a ancient free reed mouth organ similar to a Sheng. - Hide instruments could be for example a Dagu, a large drum played with two sticks. There are also modern chinese music and instruments similar to Western music, like guitars, drums, and more. Below is a Guqin instrument. = Shopping =

In the 19th century Guangzhou was one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities, offering tea, silk, porcelain, and other luxury goods for international trade. Since then Chinese Products have made world class recognition and in great demand all over the world. Shopping Jewels in China for example is very famous because of China's quality silk products, all over the world with diverse colors and variety.

Tea, wine, and spirits have become very popular with the local people and tourists. Tea produced in China is very known for and healthy, Wine and spirits have gained world popularity in the world. Souvenirs and Gifts in China includes Bronze Ware, Folk Toys and more. Also Antiques are commonly known to be bought because it reminds you and portrays that you have been to magnificent China. Do not buy Antiques form before 1795 though because they cannot be legally exported.

Local markets are the most preferred shopping hubs of China. You can bargain the amount of money you want to pay for an object making it more likable that you can only spend 50 kuai for a pair of shoes and not 200 kuai. Friendship stores were set up by the government to facilitate services to foreigners. These stores are modern department stores with a vast range of goods. Hotels can be very luxurious for tourists because of the luxury, stores, good quality and more. New shopping malls are also the ideal places to buy clothing, furniture, and more, but markets have cheaper products to buy. Above: Sanlitun (Yashow) Village A popular shopping tourist site in Beijing, China

Above: Solana mall in Beijing, China