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By traditional instrument musicians explain the topics well, and bring us to a magic world which is pure and impressing. Now let’s get close to them to listen quietly and fall in thought. Chinese traditional music is an important part in Chinese history and culture, it includes a great number of topics, and expresses the initial（最初的） emotions in people’s hearts. 10 famous traditional songs Can you translate them into English? 1.高山流水 2.广陵散 3.平沙落雁 4.梅花三弄 5.十面埋伏 6.夕阳箫鼓 7.渔樵问答 8.汉宫秋月 9.阳春白雪 10.胡笳十八拍 High Mountain and Running Water This is an old story telling the friendship between Boya and Ziqi. High mountain and running water is the name of the song played by Boya, and only Ziqi could understand it. After Ziqi’s death, Boya got very sad and broke his music instrument, never to play again to memorize his dear friend. When we listen to the song, we can almost see the beautiful scenery of mountain and water as well as a man playing Chinese guqin. Three Variations of Plum Blossoms Plum blossom is a symbol of value to ancient Chinese elite. It represents purity, nobility and dignity. This flute piece was first played by Huan Yi of East Jin Dynasty, and later adopted into Guqin vertion in Tang Dynasty. Ambush from all directions Xiang Yu was a hero in Chinese history who fought against the cruel ruling（裁决） of Qin Dynasty. Though he was quite brave and full of heroic（英勇的） spirit, he was finally beaten by Liu Bang and killed himself. The song describes the atmosphere of the battle, not only expresses the excitement of the winner, but also praised the loser for his heroic mettle（奋斗精神） and the spirit of fighting to the last drop of blood and never giving up. Autumn moon over a Han Palace It was originally a piece of Pipa solo（独奏） and later transformed into various other instruments, such as erhu, guzheng, and jiangnansizhu. The music conveyed the loneliness and sorrow of life of a palace maid(侍女）. The slow rhythm shows sadness very effectively. White sno