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The Divine Music Administration was the highest academy of Zhonghe Shaoyue....
"Zhonghe" here refers to "Medium Harmony", a highest level of self-cultivation according to Confucianism. "Shaoyue" in Chinese means "Beautiful Music". The "Beautiful Music of Medium Harmony" originated from Yayue (elegant music), which started as early as in Zhou Dynasty (1046BC - 256BC) and used as imperial music till Yuan Dynasty (1271AD –1368AD).
The instruments for "Zhonghe Shaoyue" are mainly made of eight materials, including mental, stone, string, bamboo, clay, wood, gourd, leather, chime bells and chime stones. They are combined to produce and highlight the Confucian idea of "the sound of metal and jade" which is regarded as the perfect music.
At the time of my writing, the performance of Divine Music of Zhonghe Shaoyue doean't have a fixed timetable. They have been trying to normalise the performance of the imperial music. Next time, you may be lucky enough to enjoy the beautiful court music on your visit to Temple of Heaven.
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