Archaeological Observation Of Northern Dynasty Musical Instruments

The Northern Dynasties took over the Wei and Jin Dynasties and influenced the Sui and Tang Dynasties.It has a transitional role that cannot be ignored in Chinese history.Prior to this,the traditional music culture of the Central Plains region was greatly hurt in the wars of the past century,and provided an important historical opportunity for the introduction of foreign music culture into the Central Plains.As the first minority political power in the history of the Central Plains in China,the Northern Wei Dynasty gradually accepted the Han culture and introduced other ethnic music cultures into the Central Plains,making the musical elements of the Central Plains increasingly rich.The instruments unearthed from the tombs of the Northern Dynasties can be divided into three categories: percussion instruments,plucked instruments,and wind instruments.This article takes the musical instruments unearthed from the tombs of the Northern Dynasties as the main research object.Based on the best collection and collation of relevant materials and existing research results,the archaeological typology method is used to study the musical instruments of the Northern Dynasties.With the help of the Grotto Temple musical instrument,the original musical instruments in the hands of the incomplete tombs unearthed in the tombs were analyzed.Through the analysis of musical instrument related materials,the development of music culture in the Northern Dynasties and its influence on the music of Sui and Tang Dynasties were explored.