Music as Medicine
I came across this post today and wanted to share it. I found it interesting and music is something that most of us have access to and enjoy. The Chinese word, or character, for medicine comes from the character for music.
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FROM AN INTERVIEW with GAO YUAN
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Q: There is an old belief, now being revisited, that music has the power to heal. Where does this idea come from, and how does it apply to traditional Chinese music? GY: Our ancestors believed that music had the power