The Inheritance and Development of Chinese Ethnic Music Art from the Perspective of Humanities and Arts

Abstract

Chinese ethnic music is an artistic representation of the diverse ethnic groups, regions, and cultural spirit throughout different periods in China. As a carrier of local music culture, ethnic music plays a crucial role in exploring the historical development and theoretical system of ethnic music, serving as an important approach to inheriting and developing the traditional cultural heritage of Chinese ethnic music. To fill the gap in research on the historical development of Chinese ethnic music in the field of humanities and arts, this article aims to promote the unique cultural aspects of Chinese ethnic music to the world and enrich the historical research materials of minority music in China in the context of world music history. Taking the development and inheritance history of traditional Tujia folk music in China as a research object, this article explores the development and inheritance history of Chinese ethnic music from a perspective of humanities and arts. It compiles the Tujia folk music culture based on domestic records, literature, and historical texts related to Tujia ethnic music. Furthermore, drawing on the existing academic research results, as well as a large number of historical literati notes, this article adopts research methods from disciplines such as humanities history, folklore studies, geography, and sociology to analyse the relationship between Tujia ethnic music and folk customs, as well as the influence of diverse political and ecological changes on Chinese ethnic music. Through the examination of historical records, this article systematically studies the development history of traditional folk music in Chinese ethnic music, aiming to promote Chinese traditional ethnic music to the world and expand the influence of Chinese ethnic music culture.