Chinese Music Spring and Autumn "The Bells of the Zen Garden" performed by Gan Shangshi Yehu

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"The Bells of the Temple" is a Cantonese opera composed by Cantonese opera musician Cui Weilin between 1939 and 1940. The music tells the story of a scholar who fell in love with a woman. After he went abroad to study hard and seek fame, he returned to his hometown and found that his sweetheart had married someone else, so he became a monk. On the night of his ordination, he remembered the ruthlessness and injustice of the heartless people, and he could no longer help himself. So in the temple, he sang his full of sorrow and the condemnation of the heartless people to the sound of bells, wind, and wooden fish.

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Gan Shangshi, male, born in October 1931, is a native of Xinyi County (now Xinyi City), Guangdong Province. He has loved music since childhood, especially Gaohu.
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Yehu (pinyin: yē hú) is a traditional Chinese rubbing stringed musical instrument. Popular in Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces.

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