Chinese musical instruments serve as an important bridge for cultural exchange. In ancient times, Chinese instruments were directly introduced to...
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The yangqin (hammered dulcimer), one of the few Chinese hammered string instruments, was first improved in 1953. At that time,...
With China's economic reforms and the general rise in the standard of living, China's music industry has experienced vigorous growth,...
China's musical instruments, with a history reaching back to the remote past, are a priceless resource created not just by...
There are three strings, the outer two tuned an octave apart and the middle one tuned to a fourth or...
Lihuapian (pear-flower finger cymbals) Shandong Dagu is a type of Quyi (vocal arts) popular in Shandong and southern Hebei Province....
Danxian is another type of Quyi (vocal arts) popular in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei Province, and northeastern China. Danxian is performed...
Under the setting sun, a crowd of people is gathered by an ancient willow tree outside the village gates. A...
The changgu (long drum), also known as the huagu (flower drum), is a variation of the ancient xiyaogu(narrow waist drum)....
The dagu (large drum) used in Yangge bands has a long history. In ancient times, it was used extensively in...
The shougu (tambourine) is a distinctive percussion instrument used in Muqam performances, popular among the Uighur, Uzbek, and Kazak ethnic...
Muqam is a traditional song and dance entertainment of the Uighur ethnic group, popular throughout China's Xinjiang region. Muqam first...
The bangzi or bangban (wooden clappers), is a wooden percussion instrument. Henan opera is also known as Henan Bangzi, after...
Banhu fiddle performance Henan opera is a distinctive form of regional opera, popular in Henan Province. The early Henan opera...
The yueqin (moon lute), the third of Beijing opera's three main instruments, is a plucked string instrument similar in form...
Innumerable styles of instrumental music, from the elegant Silk and Bamboo music of the south to the rousing "pipe and...
Liu Kun (271-318 AD) was a great general and musician of the Western Jin Dynasty (26 5-316 AD). He was...
The Zheng (zither), like the pipa (lute) and ruan (round lute), is a distinctively Chinese plucked string instrument that is...
Chinese folk music is extremely diverse. Countless instrumental styles, such as the Silk and Bamboo music of southern China, may...
The Xiao (end-blown flute), also made of bamboo, is played in a vertical position. The Xiao is depicted in pottery...