The Influence Of Western Music On Silk Road Culture

Xiyu music is an art which has the historical, geographical and cultural characteristics. It has the aesthetic significance and profound cultural value. Xiyu music combines music, dance, literature, art, religion and other cultural elements. It was spread to the world through the Silk Road. Xiyu music changed the music style of the East and West for more than one thousand years, and it also led to the revolution of literary trends and social culture. Xiyu music has far-reaching influence on the Silk Road culture in propagate, development and integration. It is an important part in the Silk Road culture. Xiyu music has the significant theory of literature and social-cultural in cultural communication between China and western countries. This paper reviews the development and fusion process of Xiyu music, systematically discusses the influence to the Silk Road culture and dig out the value of aesthetics and culture. It contributes the theory to the foreign exchange and export of ethnic-culture of the contemporary China, make the scientific theory of literature achievements has the real functions of social and cultural.