Results found with the tag 'instrument' , 13 articles in total.
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[Customs]
The Language of an Ancient Instrument
This abuse of 琴 didn’t appear in Mandarin until Western instruments flooded into China in the early 20th century. 琴 only referred to one instrument: a seven-string zither that is said to be as
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[Classics]
Gentlest Instrument——Konghou 中国乐器箜篌
Konghou, also called Kanhou, is an ancient plucked stringed instrument in China. There are mainly three kinds of Konghou: one is played lying flat, one is played upright and another one is the ph
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[Customs]
Chinese Art:Xinjiang Muqam新疆木卡姆
Xinjiang Muqam is a masterpiece of intangible cultural heritages in China.新疆木卡姆是中国非物质文化遗产代表作之一。
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[Customs]
Chinese Art:Jingdong Dagu (‘Big Drum’ Recitative)
Jingdong dagu is an art form of drum music and recitative, performed in the East Beijing dialect. 京东大鼓是一种采用京东方音说唱表演的曲艺鼓书暨鼓曲形式。
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument] 箫 -- xiāo
Xiao is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It's generally made of purple bamboo and a very ancient Chinese instrument which can be traced to Ming Dynasty.
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument] 笙 -- Shēnɡ
Sheng is a mouth-blown free reed instrument and it's one of the oldest instruments in China. Its soft and beautiful sound recalls people the peace time.
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument] 古筝 -- Gǔzhēnɡ
Guzheng is a traditional and popular Chinese plucked zither. It's different from another instrument, Guqin, which has less strings than Guzheng.
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument] 古琴 -- Gǔqín
The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument which is very quiet and beautiful. It was very popular in ancient times.
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument] 琵琶 -- Pípá
The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called the Chinese lute.
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument] 扬琴 -- Yángqín
The yangqin is a Chinese hammered dulcimer, originally from Middle East and Persia, but now has become one of the Chinese traditional instruments.
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[Daily News]
12 Girls Band
12 Girls Band are an all female Chinese musical group which use traditional Chinese instruments to play both traditional Chinese and Western music.
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument] 二胡--èrhú
The Erhu is a very popular Chinese instrument all over China. It's a two-stringed bowed musical instrument. Someone think it as Chinese violin.
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[Customs]
[Chinese Instrument]笛子--Dízi
The dizi is a Chinese transverse flute. It's also a major Chinese musical instrument which is widely used in many Chinese folk music.