Legend of the Ancestor: The Tale of Gao Ming

Author: Wan Bin / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Gao Ming was born in 1306 in Ge Xiang, a family of poets. He was highly talented and knowledgeable during his lifetime, renowned as a prominent figure of his time. After his death, he was revered as the "Ancestor of Music" for his composition "The Pipa." Throughout his life, he struggled within the vast web of feudal culture: deeply analyzing the structural contradictions of feudal Confucianism while attempting to revitalize society by promoting loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness.