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"MUSIC, ANCÊTRE MEDICINE"

Beautiful music can influence the character, purify the mind and transmit a beauty idea. But have you ever thought that the original Chinese music was invented to cure?

The origin of music can be traced back to the creation of Chinese characters by Cangjie (2650 BC.), A legendary figure from ancient China. The Chinese character yao, meaning "medicine" is derived from the character yue, which means "music". The character Yao is composed of two parts: a radical, meaning "grass", and the character for "music". In addition to having the meaning of "medicine" or "healing", this character can also mean "music", "happiness" or "approval". Music is therefore the ancestor of medicine.

Cangjie, according to legend, created the Chinese character Yue based on an historical event, either when Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) defeated Chi You (god of war). In ancient China, it was common for soldiers to beat the war drums on the battlefields to inspire bravery and gain strategic advantage.

After the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You, the beating of war drums made soldiers unconscious Chi You. To cure the defeated soldiers, the benevolent Yellow Emperor has designed a metal object in the shape of a bell, which we regard today as a musical instrument.

The piece in the middle of the kind of metal bell was made of bronze, attached by silk strings on both sides. To play it, it was placed on a wooden frame. According to an ancient calligraphy, the middle character is bai yue, meaning "white" and symbolizes the metal, the five elements
In ancient China, people believed that all things in the universe, including the human body and sound, were composed of five elements: metal, wood, water, fire and earth.

Cangjie invented Yue character based on the similar metal object in a bell. For what purpose was designed bell? To retrieve the souls of soldiers Chi You. According to legend, these soldiers lying on the ground after the war, stunned by the war drums. Once their souls healed, the soldiers came back to life.

The music was so used to heal. Later, it was discovered that herbs had healing properties and a radical was added above the character to become yue Yao.
Medical researchers are conducting studies about the healing properties of music. While the child is still in the womb, it can develop a reaction to music. He can listen to his mother's heart beats, breathing and voice. The five senses of human beings, hearing is the first to awaken. That is why in prenatal education given to parents, suggest pregnant women to listen to music. Soft music and beautiful can help reduce stress, calm breathing and quicken the organs.
Old music was intended to purify the soul and spirit.

That's why she was always a slow pace, allowing people to relax. After listening to music, one should have the quiet spirit rather than agitated. Confucius once said that music should in fact be elegant.