The text provides an author’s translation and interpretation of the fragments of the text Yue Ji - Records of Music , 37th chapter of the canonical Confucian treatise Li Ji - Records of Ritual , which gives an idea of the understanding of “music” by the followers of the Confucian doctrine. The text Yue-ji contains natural philosophical notions about music and also illustrates the attention paid to music in the Confucian doctrine of political governance. Music has gained importance in the traditional Chinese political system as an integral part of the traditional Chinese government system.
该文本包含了作者对所讨论主题范围内重要的文本“乐记”的翻译和解释，给出了对孔子教徒追随者对“音乐”的理解的想法。“乐记”的文字包含关于音乐的自然哲学思想，也说明了儒家政府学说对音乐的关注。音乐在中国传统的政治体系中已成为重要的传统政府体系的重要组成部分。