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*''Chinese'': [[陳]] 翼 ''(Chén Yì)''

Chen Yi was a [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] official and member of the [[1663]] [[Chinese investiture envoys|Qing investiture mission]] to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. He is credited with introducing Qing music to the Ryûkyûan court, devoting two months in 1663 to teaching the [[Sho Tei|Crown Prince]], the king's son-in-law, and a son of one of the [[Sanshikan]], a number of pieces on the ''[[zheng]]''. The lessons took place at the Buddhist temple of [[Tenkai-ji]] for one month, and at [[Shuri castle]] for another month.

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==References==
*Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 109-110, citing ''Naha shishi'' 那覇市史, vol 7, Naha City Office (1980), pp552-553.

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