In the Eastern Zhou dynasty, there were many small states before Qin Shihuang (the First Emperor in Chinese history) consolidated...
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Under the setting sun, a crowd of people is gathered by an ancient willow tree outside the village gates. A...
In Chinese history, the Qin and Han dynasties witnessed the most dramatic change of Chinese characters The large seal script...
China entered the Spring and Autumn period when Pingwang (emperor of the Zhou dynasty) moved the state capital to Luoyang...
The changgu (long drum), also known as the huagu (flower drum), is a variation of the ancient xiyaogu(narrow waist drum)....
While the gold casting vessel with nine feet from the Xia dynasty is still part of legend, the exquisite bronze...
In the last years of the Qing dynasty, in Xiaotun village, Anyang city, Henan province, farmers often found oracle bones...
The art of Chinese calligraphy can be dated back to very early time. Even in the PreQin- period(prior to221b.c.) Chinese...
This solemn Shrine with Pattern of Antiques and Figures presents beautiful decoration and ingenious craftsmanship, which is a folk woodcarving...
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...