ssance ;?the imperial court had set up a Music bureau in charge of gathering and editing ancient tunes and folk songs. Рnew instruments introduced: huqinРIn Tang Dynasty(1)РChinese secular music ( suyue俗乐) reached its peak. ?Yanyue or "banquet music" became the major court musical genre for the first time?Dancing and singing entered the mainstreamРIn Tang Dynasty (2)РJiaofang(教坊) :? The huge music bureau of the court ?Liyuan ("Pear Garden"):? The first music academy ?Poems set into songsРIn Song and Yuan DynastiesРSong Dynasty ? Zaju and Nanxi; ? Ci? Yuan Dynasty ? Qu?musical instruments :? pipa, flute, and zitherРMing and Qing DynastiesРThe art of traditional opera developed rapidly.?Kun opera flourished especially in the Ming dynasty. ?Peking opera reached its zenith in the Qing dynasty.