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The Chinese Ruan: A Transcultural Mediator

Authors
Zhirong Li1, *
1Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
*Corresponding author. Email: zhirongli67@gmail.com
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Zhirong Li
Available Online 31 July 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-452-5_23How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Ruan; Western Music Transplantation; Popularization; Cross-cultural Communication
Abstract

This article takes the ruan as the research object and explores the dual impacts of the transplantation of Western music and the trend of popularization on the development of Chinese traditional music. Through the analysis of the transplantation of Western musical pieces, technical transplantation, and Feng Mantian’s “ruan rock”, the article reveals the innovative practices of Chinese traditional music in aspects such as the improvement of instruments and performance techniques. The article shows that Western musical elements not only promote the modern transformation of Chinese traditional music but also trigger disputes over cultural subjectivity. Meanwhile, the popularization of ruan through cross-genre technical application and cultural reconstruction makes the ruan a musical medium connecting tradition and modernity. Finally, it points out that the sustainable development of Chinese traditional music requires creative transformation under the principle of “rooted in tradition, maintaining integrity and innovation”, so that the Chinese musical voice can truly participate in the global music dialogue.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 4th International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2025)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
31 July 2025
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978-2-38476-452-5
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-452-5_23How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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