The Zheng, commonly known as Guzheng(古箏), ( pronounced "Goo-Zheng") , is a plucked string instrument that is part of the zither family. It is one of the most ancient Chinese musical instruments according to the documents written in the Qin dynasty (before 206 BC). Zheng is the parent instrument of the Japanese koto, Korean kayagum, Mongolian yatag, and Vietnamese dan tranh.The parent instrument of the guzheng is the se( 瑟). Due to its long history, the zheng has been called guzheng or Gu-Zheng where "Gu" stands for "ancient" in Chinese. The guzheng has been a popular instrument since ancient times and is considered as one of the main chamber as well as solo instruments of Chinese traditional music. Since the mid-19th century, guzheng solo repertoire has been growing and evolving towards an increasing technical complexity.

The erhu (Chinese: 二胡; pinyin: èrhú), also called nanhu (南胡, "southern fiddle"), and sometimes known in the West as the "Chinese violin" or "Chinese two-string fiddle" is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, used as a solo instrument as w...

The pipa (pronounced "pee-paa") is a four-stringed lute, one of the oldest Chinese musical instruments with over 2000 years of history. The term pipa (琵琶) consists of two Chinese characters symbolizing two playing techniques while their pronunciati...

History of the flute dates back to the beginning of humankind. Along with the drum, the flute is one of the first instruments people used to make music--predated only by the drum and the human voice itself.Flutes appear in every culture on the planet i...

The xiao ( 箫 ) is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo (called "purple bamboo" in Chinese). It is also sometimes (particularly in Taiwan) called dòngxiāo (simplified Chinese: 洞箫), dòng meaning "hole." A...

Guqin (古琴) - seven-stringed zither without bridges, the most classical Listen to guqin music Chinese instrument with over 3000 years of history. The guqin is guqinoften referred to as the instrument of sages for the purpose of enriching the heart a...

二胡是中国古老的民族拉弦乐器之一。关于二胡最早的记载是在宋朝，称二胡为胡琴或南胡。在沈括《梦溪笔谈》称“马尾胡琴随汉车。”这是最早关于胡琴的文字记载，根据史书记载，二胡的前身可能是“奚琴”（稽琴），在唐代的北方奚族，用竹片夹在两弦之间磨擦而发音的叫奚琴。