▁Further ▁south , ▁in ▁Sh ant ou , ▁H ak ka ▁and ▁Cha oz hou , ▁er x ian ▁and ▁z h eng ▁ens emb les ▁are ▁popular . S iz hu ▁ens emb les ▁use ▁fl utes ▁and ▁bow ed ▁or ▁pl uck ed ▁string ▁instruments ▁to ▁make ▁harm on ious ▁and ▁mel od ious ▁music ▁that ▁has ▁become ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁among ▁some ▁listen ers . ▁These ▁are ▁popular ▁in ▁Nan j ing ▁and ▁H ang z hou , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁elsewhere ▁along ▁the ▁southern ▁Yang t ze ▁area . ▁S iz hu ▁has ▁been ▁sec ular ized ▁in ▁cities ▁but ▁remains ▁spiritual ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . J i ang nan ▁S iz hu ▁( sil k ▁and ▁b am bo o ▁music ▁from ▁Ji ang nan ) ▁is ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁instrument al ▁music , ▁often ▁played ▁by ▁amateur ▁mus icians ▁in ▁tea ▁houses ▁in ▁Shang hai ; ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁widely ▁known ▁outside ▁of ▁its ▁place ▁of ▁origin . ▁Gu ang d ong ▁Music ▁or ▁C anton ese ▁Music ▁is ▁instrument al ▁music ▁from ▁Gu ang z hou ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Y ue ju ▁( C anton ese ▁Opera ) ▁music , ▁together ▁with ▁new ▁compos itions ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁on wards . ▁Many ▁pieces ▁have ▁influ ences ▁from ▁jazz ▁and ▁Western ▁music , ▁using ▁sync op ation ▁and ▁triple ▁time . ▁This ▁music ▁tells ▁stories , ▁myth s ▁and ▁leg ends . ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁folk