Musicology Annotation << Back Origins of Chinese Chamber Music Wang Huanyu The relevance of the study and its scientific novelty is characterized by the fact that it attempts to analyze the origin of Chinese chamber music. Chinese chamber music has a rich history and cultural heritage. It is a unique genre of Chinese music and is very popular in China and beyond. Chinese composers continue to create new works that preserve the traditions of Chinese chamber music, but also reflect contemporary trends and infl uences from Western music. All this makes Chinese chamber music a unique and interesting genre for music lovers all over the world. The repertoire of Chinese chamber music includes classical compositions, folk melodies and regional styles, each of which showcases different regional flavors and musical aesthetics. At the same time, for a full understanding of the features of its development, an appeal to retrospective is required, in particular, to an analysis of the origin. In this article, the author considers the features of the development of Chinese chamber music with an emphasis on its origin. Attention is paid to the basic aspects of its evolution. Based on the results of the study, the author made generalizing conclusions based on the results of the analysis of the origin of Chinese chamber music. Keywords: art, history, chamber music, culture, music origin. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.8.2023.1330 Pp. 13-17.