Music and Musical Instruments of the Liao Dynasty as Seen in The History of Liao:Music Record
In ancient times,music was an important component of the ritual music system and one of the lowest cost items in folk entertainment activities.Musical instruments were the material embodiment of music and an important manifestation of ancient music and even ethnic communication and integration.This article will take the musical instruments of various ethnic groups in the Liao Dynasty mentioned in The History of Liao:Music Records as the starting point to analyze the communication,exchange,and in-tegration of various ethnic groups in the field of music during the Liao Dynasty.