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 ...

Feng Mantian plays the old Chinese plucked-string instrument ruan during a performance. Feng's music is a mix of the ruan and contemporary elements like rock and jazz.[Photo provided to China Daily] ...

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, the ensemble performed a dozen arrangements, taking listeners through centuries of musical ...

It is connected to the ancient story of Boya, a revered master of the guqin, a Chinese plucked string instrument. Boya longed to find someone who could truly appreciate his music.

The guzheng, a Chinese plucked string instrument, played by Luffy Ling, stood out in particular, bringing many to tears with its delicate and moving sound.

There will also be live performances of traditional Chinese plucked string instruments, dances, and artwork of various traditional Chinese styles. If that’s not enough, ...

SHANGHAI — For the past two months, Li Chenxiao has spent an hour every day practicing the zhongruan, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, at a speed of over 200 beats per minute. On Aug.

Here are four of the most important ancient Chinese instruments and the songs that have ... Often called the “Chinese lute”, the pipa is a four-stringed pear-shaped instrument meant to be plucked.

The Chinese plucked string instrument known as the ruan is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body and four strings. While traditionally made of silk, ...

The ruan is a Chinese plucked string instrument with a long neck and a circular body that is more than 2,000 years old. After the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, ...

The guqin is a Chinese zither, a plucked instrument 120cm-130cm (47 inch-51 inch) long with seven strings. It is one of the oldest instruments in China, dating back 3,000 years.