This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...

Candles are lit, incense sticks burn and percussion instruments of various sizes and shapes are lying on the table. Feng Mantian, player of the ruan, a traditional Chinese plucked, stringed instrument ...

The growing interest in China globally has led to a boom in culture exchanges, and now a new initiative aims to take the country's traditional music to foreign audiences.Chen Nan reports. Visitors to ...

“Wild Geese Descending Onto the Sand” is one of the most famous pieces of music ever composed for the guqin, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Meant to evoke the sound of geese flying by the ...

The rare guzheng was gifted to The Prince of Wales during a state visit to China in 2015. At the Royal College of Music’s annual President’s Visit this week, HRH The Prince of Wales listened to a ...

Bordering nations often share a common food or musical heritage that develops as a process of mutual influences. Mongolia, with its rich and distinctive musical traditions, is bordered by Russia in ...

The beautifully crafted guzheng, which dates back 3,000 years have 21 strings – hence the name of the ensemble at the Eisteddfod The accomplished young player of an ancient Chinese string instrument ...

7 3/4" wide x 2 1/2" deep 47 1/2" height 120.6 x 19.6 x 6.3 cm ...