| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 傳統音樂學系碩士班理論組 === 101 === In the19th century, more and more Chinese moved to Southeast Asia, especially from Fujian and Guangdong provinces. They emigrated the South in groups because of the political persecution, fleeing from the wars, famine, zhu-zai(people who were sold into labor), etc., except doing business. These emigrates moving from China during this period became the first-generation immigrants in the South East Asia. With the end of the Second World War (1939 - 1945), the Southeast Asian countries became independent this time. Their second and third generation Chinese have come into being to become the local inhabitants. These Chinese have stricken roots in the Southeast Asia to be the citizens. People from China have turned into what is called the Chinese Malaysian.
Whichever part of China the Chinese emigrated from to the Southeast Asia, they would carry their own tradition of culture into this strange country. Same as the Malaysia Chinese, traditional drama and music in particular, there is solace in the role of nostalgia homesickness and leisure recreation. Furthermore, it also serves the function of conveying their gratitude to God. Therefore, wherever there are the Chinese there are Chinese music and the musical organizations.
In Sibu Sarawak, Chinese music for example, acts as thanksgiving to God, so there comes the "Tong le she"(同樂社) of Fuzhou people, and as purely for entertainment and homesickness as Chaozhou music of Chaozhou people. In addition, there is modern large Chinese orchestra which swept the world of these Sibu Chinese. Therefore, music has had its long significant presence in history, especially for the immigrant Chinese. It is their own national culture. But with the changes of the living environment, economic growth or the concept of the values, their concentration on the special Chinese culture has gradually diminished. After all the different transitions, what exactly of the Sibu Chinese music is left will be our main issue to be explored below.
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