Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s2.t3.4

v2.c11.s2.t3.4

seemed practical.” Sujiva explained the Kucha music theory of “Five Rhymes and Seven Melodies” derived from India, and the Western Regions dancing was represented by Kucha music, which had a great influence on the later music of the Central Plains, and became an important turning point in the history of Chinese ancient music. Yan music’s 28 melodies in Sui and Tang Dynasties were evolved from this and the same in Song Dynasty were related. Musician Zheng Yi in the Northern Zhou and Sui Dynasty used to study the theories of Kucha pipa and Kucha music melodies from Sujiva, and was inspired by Kucha prosody and skills, ad thereby evolved the 48 melodies theory. Kucha music and dance taught by Sujiva became one of the important palace music works in the three generations of Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasty.