Their music has much in common with people of early cultures. The earliest flutes can be traced to Asia. And like other parts of the world, ancient Chinese musicians made simple trumpets, drums and lutes. 
Arable land: 10%
Per capita Gross Domestic Product: $2,500
Life Expectancy: Male 68, Female 71
Number of people per radio: 5.8
Number of people per television: 5.2
Number of people per telephone: 62
60% of the population is employed in agriculture
Their music has much in common with people of early cultures. The earliest flutes can be traced to Asia. And like other parts of the world, ancient Chinese musicians made simple trumpets, drums and lutes.
A five-tone scale is the basis of Chinese music. Chinese melody is influenced by the inflectional emphasis and tonal direction of the spoken word. Many songs are developed from body movement and individual or group work activity. They play in various patterns and sequences, most of their patterns are repetitive.
There is Chinese music for every aspect of life--between the children’s jingles, the soldiers', farmers', and wedding songs, and the funeral chants; they all have there own characteristic melodies and reflect the importance of music in the culture.
Some of the Chinese accompanying instruments include flutes, oboes, trumpets, cymbals, and gongs. Music in China is very different than most other nations and it symbolizes the pride that China has in its culture.