Initially appearing along the Silk Road as a regional name,"Liangzhou"underwent a series of transfor-mations through historical progression driven by human interactions and communications.During the Tang dynas-ty,it was commonly featured in dances and poetry.By the Song dynasty,it had evolved into a cipai,and from the Song dynasty onwards,it served as a qupai used in sanqu and opera.It is not only being continuously passed down but also diversifying into various variants,thus giving rise to the distinct"Liangzhouqupai family".This family of tunes sustained by vocal forms such as Kunqu and Gaoqiang operas even up to the present day,main-tains a strict adherence to the lyrical and rhythmic rules of Qupai while also embracing stability and flexibility in its musical form.This reflects the specific processes of cultural transmission and exchange along the Silk Road and illustrates the chain of continuity,pervasive integration,and profound impact of such historic interactions in the realm of traditional Chinese Qupai musical culture.This is not only a unique mode of traditional Chinese culture but also a significant path through which Chinese traditional music has developed its impressive stature.The de-velopment trajectory of the"Liangzhouqupai family"is not an exception but a typical example,a microcosm.As long as we delve deep into traditions and explore historical documents,such phenomena should exhibit universality and representativeness.
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