A Chinese Musical Journey: Beijing

Alameh Heli

Overview

Travelers and music lovers alike will relish in the opportunity to take a tour of China's capitol set to the tune of traditional and modern music played on authentic Chinese instruments. A series of songs including "The Shepherd and His Flute", "The Moon Over Guanshan", and "Song of the Tea-Pickers" (arranged for instrumental ensemble), and featuring such instruments as the Chinese dulcimer (yangqin), the three-string lute (sanxian), the Chinese lute (pipa), and the Chinese flute (dizi), among others, make this tour a treat for the eyes as well as the ears.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2008
UPC:	0747313555154
Original Release:	2008
Source:	Naxos Dvd
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:06:00
Sales rank:	52,208

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Beijing
1. Outer Court of the Forbidden City [2:36]
2. Inner Court of the Forbidden City [5:54]
3. Summer Palace [5:04]
4. Old Summer Palace/Ancient Observatory [3:16]
5. Ancient City Gates/Bell and Drum Towers [3:39]
6. Tiananmen Square [3:03]
7. Temple of Heaven [4:55]
8. Beihai Park [4:51]
9. Prince Gong's Mansion [4:14]
10. Downtown Beijing/Peking Opera [5:41]
11. Shichahai [2:46]
12. Courtyard Houses and Hutongs [5:17]
13. Ming Tombs [4:12]
14. Great Wall at Jinshanling/Juyongguan Pass [6:21]

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