Western Zhou Yue Hanging System Of Musical Archeology Research

The culture of Zhou Dynasty ,especially Li Yue system of Western Zhou, occupied an extremely important and special place on the history of Chinese civilization. The system made a far-reaching influence on the society and culture of China for nearly 3,000 years. Yue Xuan system was an important component of Li Yue system in Zhou Dynasty. "Yue Xuan was originally referred to a kind of large-scale bian-xuan instruments belonging to Zhong Qing category which must be hung to play." The rulers of Zhou Dynasty entrusted abstract political content to Zhong Qing bian-xuan instruments contributing to the formation of Yue Xuan system with the characteristics of Zhong Qing and strict ranking. The formation of Yue Xuan system was quite a long process from shoot to appearance and from development to maturity.Its rudiments could be traced to New Stone Age. Tongling and Shiqing of Taosi Culture, which indicated the nearing era of "Jinshizhiyue" after one thousand years, was the sources of Yue Xuan system of Western Zhou. Yue Xuan system appeared in an embryonic form as early as the last stage of Shang Dynasty. In the early stage of Western Zhou, Yue Xuan system with the characteristics of Zhong Qing and strict ranking was the primary stage of formation, and further developed in the middle stage of Western Zhou. To the later stage of Western Zhou,Yue Xuan system had come to the mature period. It was a meaningful subject for musical archaeologists to carry on a systematical research on Yue Xuan system in Zhou Dynasty in view of musical archaeology. Author intends to probe into the essence and original appearance of Yue Xuan system in Western Zhou, thus counteract weaknesses of historical documents.