During the Warring States Period, music had developed relatively well. The main musical instruments unearthed during this period include large chimes, knive bells, jeans, chimes, sheng, yu, qin, zither, zither, zi, zi, panflute, qiun, qiun, qian, qian, panflute, qiun, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, qian, etc.

"Yi Shui Song" comes from the familiar story of "Jing Ke assassination of Qin". According to legend, during the Warring States Period, Prince Dan of Yan was afraid of Qin's crossing Yishui and invaded Yan's State, so he sent a hero Jing Ke to Qin to assassinate the King of Qin. Before leaving, Prince Dan and other insiders came to see him off. When he arrived at the Yishui side, he worshiped the gods passing by. Jing Ke was about to set off, but his friend Gao Jianli suddenly slapped the instrument and Jing Ke sang generously with the music. When everyone heard his sad song, "all crying with tears." Jing Ke walked up and sang a song: "The wind was whistling and the Yishui cold, and the hero never returned once he left!" This song is "Yi Shui Song" widely circulated by later generations. It is the feathering sound of anger. Infected by Jing Ke's passionate emotions, everyone present widened their eyes and "took their fingers all over the crown."

The meaning of "Qu Yuan Asking the Ferry" comes from "Fisherfather" in Chu Ci. Qu and the fisherman asked questions and answers one by one, and the song was filled with a faint sadness in the beauty. The vicissitudes of the world seem to be summarized in this simple question and answer. Quu sighed: "The world is turbid, I am clear, and everyone is drunk, I am awake alone." The fisherman comforted: "The sage does not stagnate in things, but can move with the world. People are turbid, so why not cleanse the mud and spread the waves? Everyone is drunk, so why not feed the bad

And he was caught in his chest?" Qu Zi sighed again: "I heard that those who have new bathing must play the crown, those who have new bathing must cheer up their clothes. How can they use their bodies to observe and receive things? Would they rather go to Hunan and bury them in the belly of the fish in the river, how can they use their white whiteness to cover the dust of the world?" The fisherman did not answer clearly, but only told him that the water of Canglang can be used to wash his hat tassels; the water of Canglang can be used to wash his feet. The quiet place of the song is like a fisherman,

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The turbulent place is like Qu Yuan, one fast and one slow, one fast and one slow. A completely different attitude will naturally be a completely different life. Qu Yuan is full of tragic and finally jumps down, stirring up many waves on the river surface, and then slowly returns to calm.

People's ability to express emotions with music is not inferior to today. Therefore, when we listen to "Guangling San", "Yi Shui Song" and "Qu Yuan Wendu", we will still be moved by the emotions contained in these music.

During the Warring States Period, the social system faced changes, and the slave society transitioned to a feudal society, and the artistic development throughout the period was very active. The artistic talent of our ancestors was not only reflected in music, but their achievements in painting were also very eye-catching.

During the Warring States Period, paintings had a distinct decorative style. The basic characteristics of some Chinese paintings can be seen from the lacquer paintings, silk paintings, bronze paintings, etc. that have been unearthed.

The earliest silk painting "Feng Kui Beauty" that can be seen in my country was discovered in 1949 in the Chu Tomb of the Warring States Period in Changsha, Hunan. "Feng Kui Beauty" is 20 cm wide and 28 cm high, and is painted on silk. There is a woman with her hands stretched forward and she is praying. There is a phoenix with her wings spreading and her head raised, and to the left of the phoenix is ​​a Kui who is fighting with her. There are many curved patterns on this painting, which makes the whole picture look very lively. The curves on the phoenix body make it feel like it is flapping its wings and flying, and the curves on the woman's clothes make her look very dynamic.

There are many explanations about this painting. Guo Moruo believes that phoenix is ​​a symbol of life, goodness and beauty, while Kui is a symbol of death and evil. Feng Kui fights against each other, which means that life will eventually overcome death, and goodness and beauty will eventually overcome evil. Therefore, the theme of this painting is a praise of life, goodness and beauty. But some people believe that this painting is a "immortal ascension picture", which has no particularly profound meaning. The woman in the painting is the owner of the tomb, while Feng and Kui are all divine beasts, who can freely go to heaven and earth, so it should be regarded as a control object when the soul ascends to heaven.

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When excavating the Chu tomb of the Warring States Period, archaeologists discovered another silk painting called "People's Resistance to the Dragon". In the middle of the painting is a man holding a rein and wearing a sword. He stands upright and steers a giant dragon flying upwards. The dragon's head is raised upwards and its body is in the shape of a boat. On the raised dragon's tail is a crane with its head raised to the sky. Above the head is an object similar to a car cover, with three straps fluttering in the wind. Below the dragon's head is a carp swimming forward. This painting is the earliest work found to have been found to date. The whole painting is mainly simple and smooth single lines, supplemented by white drawing and rendering colors. The skills are very proficient and the strokes are also very smooth, which is very similar to the characteristics of Chinese paintings.

"Dragon" is the first of all beasts in ancient my country's legends. It has been a divine object in Chinese culture since ancient times that is connected with the spirit of heaven and earth in Chinese culture. Therefore, people have no dispute about the meaning of this painting. It is generally believed that it reflects the wish of the ancestors to turn into gods after death and ascend to heaven by riding a dragon. This is the romantic fantasy of the ancestors to conquer nature and defeat life and death. According to this understanding, the man in the painting is the owner of the tomb. The whole painting depicts the scene of the man in the painting walking through the world and traveling around the sky by riding a dragon. The man is majestic and calm, and he rides on the wind and egrets to accompany him. This reflects the view that the Chinese nation has held since ancient times on life and death. The soul is immortal, and death is just another way of existence beyond the body.

In addition to silk paintings, the bronze paintings of this period were also very outstanding. With the intensification of "the collapse of rituals and music", the etiquette and education components in bronzes weakened and gradually became more and more life-oriented. Many bronzes unearthed at present, such as the water and land attack pattern unearthed in Ji County, Henan, and the banquet and attack pattern pots unearthed in Chengdu, Sichuan, are very simple and ancient. Although the shapes are simple, the scenes in the paintings are often very grand, and the characters are also very vivid. The painters at that time already had very superb skills and were able to draw works with high artistic standards.

During the Warring States Period, people achieved outstanding achievements in music and painting. Our ancestors used their wisdom to leave us a very rich and splendid cultural heritage.

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