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therunwayarchive · 2 years ago

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Shujing Zhou at C+Plus Series, Spring 2022

#Shujing Zhou #C Plus Series #models #fashion #runway #Spring 2022

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anotherfuckingfashionblog · 1 year ago

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Miu Miu ready to wear fall 2017

#Miu Miu ready to wear fall 2017 #Miu Miu #Dilia Martins #Shujing Zhou

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distantvoices · 6 months ago

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Shujing Zhou by Edwin Zhang for Cosmopolitan China April 2024

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transgenderer · 9 days ago

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The Chinese ritual and music system (Chinese: 礼乐制度; pinyin: Lǐ yuè zhìdù) is a social system that originated in the Zhou dynasty to maintain the social order.[1] Together with the patriarchal system, it constituted the social system of the entire ancient China and had a great influence on the politics, culture, art and thought of later generations.[2]

The Ritual Music System is divided into two parts: ritual and music. The part of ritual mainly divides people's identity and social norms, and finally forms a hierarchy. The music part is mainly based on the hierarchical system of etiquette, using music to alleviate social conflicts.[2]

According to tradition, yayue was created by the Duke of Zhou under commission from King Wu of Zhou, shortly after the latter's conquest of Shang. Incorporated within yayue were elements of shamanistic or religious traditions, as well as early Chinese folk music, which formed the backbone of the Ritual Music System. Dance was also closely associated with yayue music, each yayue pieces may have a ceremonial or ritual dance associated with it. The most important yayue piece of the Zhou dynasty were the Six Great Dances, each associated with a legendary or historical figure.[3][4][5][6][7]

Yunmen Dajuan (雲門大卷), from the Yellow Emperor era, performed for the veneration of the sky.

Daxian (大咸, or Dazhang 大章), from the Emperor Yao era, for the veneration of the earth.

Daqing (大磬, or Dashao 大韶), from the Emperor Shun era, for the veneration of Gods of the Four Directions, or the sun, moon, stars and seas, the dancers may have dressed up as birds and beasts. One of the earliest documents, Shujing, mentioned the ritual of "beating on the stones as all the wild animals dance".[17][18] The performance of the dance was highly regarded by Confucius.

Daxia (大夏), was a dance performed in praise of Yu the Great of the Xia dynasty, famous for his work on flood control. In this dance, 64 performers danced bare-chested wearing fur caps and white skirts. The movements of the dance may imitate the manual labour performed during flood control.[19]

Dahu (大濩), from Tang of Shang dating to the end of the Xia dynasty, for the veneration of female ancestors.

Dawu (大武), in praise of King Wu of Zhou, used for ancestral worship. It was military focused in addition

Chinese philosophers took varying approaches to music. To Confucius, a correct form of music is important for the cultivation and refinement of the individual, and the Confucian system considers the formal music yayue to be morally uplifting and the symbol of a good ruler and stable government.[23] Some popular forms of music, however, were considered corrupting in the Confucian view.[24] Mozi on the other hand condemned making music, and argued in Against Music (非樂) that music is an extravagance and indulgence that serves no useful purpose and may be harmful.[25]

The Imperial Music Bureau, first established in the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC), was greatly expanded under the emperor Han Wudi (140–87 BC) and charged with supervising court music and military music and determining what folk music would be officially recognized.

#all the references to music related to ritual make more sense now #but also. whats up with all this. imperial music bureau

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themefatale · 1 year ago

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