page_title: Timeline of Chinese music
section_title: Qin to Han Dynasty
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of Chinese music / Dynastic periods / Qin to Han Dynasty
caption_attribution_description: English: Cave 12. Phase II, after 465 AD. Yungang Grottoes, Datong Musicians playing musical instruments overlook the passing scene.
context_page_description: This is a timeline that show the development of Chinese music by genre and region. It covers the historic China as well as the geographic areas of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
context_section_description: Establishment of the Music Bureau to collect folk music.
caption: Buddhist art from the Yungang Grottoes, Datong, c. 465 AD (Northern Wei Dynasty), showing musicians playing the pipa and sheng
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