女子十二乐坊走红启示

承袭数千年文化的中国民族音乐,至今仍滞于娴静、淡雅之风格。然而不经意间,却因北京“女子十二乐坊”的诞生而改观。舞台上,12位穿著一袭红裙的美丽中国少女,她们用非主流的音乐打入日本的主流音乐市场,首次亮相就征服了疯狂的日本乐迷,不仅演出爆棚,唱片发行更创世界华人乐坛新奇迹。首张专辑《美丽能量》便突破200万张,连获20个金奖和10个白金奖;第二张专辑《奇迹》数周内便售出170万张并于去年底获日本“2003年唱片大奖”,一举带动中国乐器在日本的畅销;今年初,在香港红馆举办的4场专场音乐会,场场爆满;2月在上海的两场演出,吸引千余名日本乐迷包机到上海欣赏;3月在日本发行的第二张专辑,订货已超30万张……这是中国音乐进入日本音乐市场前所未有的纪录。在“文化”普遍谈论市场、产业、体制的时代,“女子十二乐坊”为我们提供了经典的案例——     

Shi Yue： Dedicated to Chinese Traditional Music

＂In the early springime, burgeoning flowers look more beautiful in the caress of gentle breeze and against brightness of the pure moon. Ancient beauties, either slim or plump, look gloomier under shining stars... ＂ That is a line from the poem Shi Yue has written. She set the poem to music and named the composition ＂Charm of Strings＂. Shi Yue learned music composition as an optional course for one year when she studied in Central Conservatory of Music and got best performance in composition analysis and harmony. ＂I had highest examination scores in my class. They are quite helpful to my music creation later,＂ Shi said.     

A Primer on Chinese Music Instruments Released

Chinese traditional musical instruments， with a history of 8,000 years, are known for their diverse forms and types. The qualities, functions and materials of these instrunents reflect the unique aesthetic value of Chinese traditional music.     

A Legendary Painter：In commemoration of ZhangDaqian＇s 110th anniversary

Zhang Daqian is celebrated as a legendary Chinese painter of international renown in the 20th century, With extraordinary skills, he is considered the most outstanding artist in carrying forward the traditions of Chinese ink painting. Zhang began to stand out in the 1920s and obtained a leading status in the then painting arena in the 1930s His replicas of ancient master artists＇ paintings are so superb that they can be hardly distinguished from original works. Mr. Xu Jichuan, a prestigious collector, recalled an interesting experience as evidence to highlight Zhang＇s unparalleled ability to replicate ancient painting masterpieces.     

A World of Colors——2005 Exhibition of Oil Paintings by China＇s New Young Artists

In China, artists born in the 1970s can always be identified by the variety and individuality of their works, Unlike the earlier generations who shared simllar strong social and political beliefs,the younger generation of artists doesn‘t really form schools with distinctive common features, such as the “scar arts” in the late 1970s, the “neoclassic” in the 1980s and the “new generation” as well as the “political pop arts” in the 1990s.