Over time, the two instruments developed differently according to their cultural contexts. Over centuries, the sheng became a ...

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

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 ...

As the animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 continues to sweep the box-office charts since the Spring Festival, its soundtrack, infused with traditional Chinese music, has also caught people off guard, ...

Titled "The Voice of Nature and the Human Soul from China - An Exhibition of Guqins from the China Three Gorges Museum" in China's southwest city of Chongqing, the display offers a rare glimpse into ...

Liu also collaborated with young composers, such as Kong Zhixuan, Chen Jiajun, to create new melodies that blend suona with other Chinese and Western instruments and music genres, such as jazz and ...

Students learn to play pipa during a pipa lesson in Qormi, Malta, on March 17, 2025. A groundbreaking initiative to introduce Chinese music to Maltese youth, featuring lessons of pipa, a traditional ...