[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 2024 Beijing Traditional Music Festival — Chinese Music (National Instruments) ...

B: Erhu is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It originated from the Tang Dynasty, so it has a history of more than 1,000 years. 二胡是中国传统乐器,它始于唐朝,已有一千多 ...

Shaped like a fish, tiger and box respectively, the muyu, yu, and zhu are percussion instruments that all fall under the wood classification.

Wood is a common material in many Chinese musical instruments, but relatively few are classified as wooden under the system ...

"Students in Peru come from diverse backgrounds, each bringing their own musical influences and experiences to the learning ...

Stone, widely available and highly durable, is an excellent construction material. What many people may not know, however, is ...

Less well-known are the musical instruments made of clay ... Today, clay is one of the bayin, the eight categories into which Chinese instruments are grouped based on the material traditionally ...

The Chinese zither, called guqin, has existed for over 3,000 years and represents China's foremost solo musical instrument tradition. Described in early literary sources and corroborated by ...

Myanmar/Burmese musicians’ use of foreign instruments in the last 150 years has enchanted the ear of many newcomers to the music of lowland Myanmar/Burma. Foreign listeners recognize familiar timbres ...