| dc.description.abstract | There were songs, there were music, there were dances, and there came literature. For the Chinese, a music-loving people, they created a unique style of literature --- Music-Fu where songs, music, and dances were met. This research undertook a literature review to explore the six selected articles of Music-Fu in “Wenxuan”, and of Han, Wei-Jin and Six Dynasties from three aspects, including the cultural development of music and dance, the modes of expression in the literature, and its connotations of thoughts and beliefs. In the introductory chapter, the motivations and objectives of this study are described and followed by analyzing and summing up the results of previous studies, briefly discussing the definitions of Music-Fu, its classifications and scope, and finally identifying the research methods and procedures applied in the study. The second chapter investigates the development of music and dance for the period of starting from pre-Qin to Six Dynasty. Beginning with the discussion of the origins of the music, the study approaches them with the political, economic, religious, and cultural perspectives to indicate the contexts and evolutions of music and dance from the ancient times to pre-Qin, Two Han, Wei-Jin and Six Dynasties, and to introduce the types and distinguishing features of music and dance. The modes of expression in literature of Music-Fu are examined in the third chapter to explore the origins of Fu Style, the development of Han Fu, the evolutions of Ci-Fu in Wei-Jin and Six Dynasties, explaining the formulas of authoring and the artistic techniques of Music-Fu. Chapter four explores the connotations of thoughts and beliefs of Music-Fu and expounds the musical thoughts of the Confucian school, Taoism, and the scholars of Wei-Jin, including the origins and ontologies of Music Theory, the educational functions of music, the distinction between ceremonial music and secular music, and the ideal aesthetic state of music. The fifth chapter, “Conclusion”, summarizes the arts and inner thoughts of Music-Fu, confirms its literary achievements and values, and looks into the future research trends in the related areas.
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