Students in Colombo, Sri Lanka are learning playing Hulusi, a free-reed wind instrument from China, Aug. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Lu) "I want to know more about traditional Chinese instruments. Hulusi is ...

Last month, the Sheffield Confucius Institute organised a series of workshops on Chinese language, calligraphy, music, culture, festivals and Tai Chi to celebrate Chinese New Year. Our fourth workshop ...

Pipa, also known as the Chinese lute, is a unique plucked instrument whose origins date back to more than 2,000 years ago. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in China.

Over the centuries, other types of Chinese musical instruments emerged. By the Zhou dynasty (1046BC-256BC), instruments were categorised based on the primary material used in their fabrication.

A group of young Chinese are trying to breathe new life into traditional Chinese instruments such as guqin by innovating on China's traditional culture through uniquely styled music videos. Zi De ...

The updates (2.1.1 for iOS and 10.1.2 for Mac), which are available now for free to existing users, adds more than 300 loops built with several different Chinese instruments and styles in mind ...

2000-10-30 04:00:00 PDT OAKLAND-- Fourth-grader Kin Hang Lam strummed his Chinese moon guitar, trying to make "The Dance of the Yao Tribe" sound just right. Kin, a student at Lincoln Elementary in ...

Traditional Chinese instruments including the pipa and erhu have been added in the latest update. Apple is expanding its business interests in Asia with a new selection of Chinese instruments and ...

"I think Chinese instruments like this one have their limitations. You only have two strings and you have to play four or five octaves. But the thinking has no limitations," she said.

Plucked, like the Chinese zither, or bowed, like the erhu, stringed instruments have been played for hundreds of years in China Reading Time: 3 minutes Why you can trust SCMP ...