Zhonghe Shao music originated from ancient Chinese Ya music, also known as Jiaomiao music. It is a ceremonial music that integrates ritual, music, song and dance. It was the music used in sacrifices, court meetings and banquets during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also the most typical court music in ancient China, with a long history. Because the ancient Chinese believed that "nothing is better than ritual to govern the people, and nothing is better than music to change customs and habits", and respected Ya music as "the correct sound of China", the central government of all dynasties established full-time officials and functional departments to be responsible for relevant music matters. In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang renamed Ya music Zhonghe Shao music, which has been used since the Qing Dynasty. The main characteristics of Zhonghe Shao music are: the use of pentatonic scale; one word and one tone, preserving and continuing the characteristics of pre-Qin Ya music; eight tones; music must have songs; highlighting the sound of bells and chimes, reflecting the characteristics of "golden sound and jade vibration". The Temple of Heaven Shenyue Office is located in the west of the outer altar of the Temple of Heaven. Founded in the early Ming Dynasty, it was a place for the training of musicians and dancers and the performance of ritual music. It was originally named Shenleguan, and was renamed Shenleshu in the 19th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. The occurrence and development of Zhonghe Shao music in ancient China have been passed down from generation to generation. It was not until the demise of the Qing Dynasty that Zhonghe Shao music fell into silence. In the 1980s, with the re-recognition of Chinese traditional culture, Zhonghe Shao music gradually revived. In September 2004, the restoration of the Shenleshu of the Temple of Heaven was completed, and the Temple of Heaven established a special agency to manage and protect the Shenleshu.