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 ...

Well, you are only about a millennium behind the times. But never fear. Opportunities to hear this ancient Chinese two-stringed instrument known for it’s plaintive humanlike tone are on the ...

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] ...

The se is an ancient Chinese plucked zither that typically features anywhere from 19 to 50 strings, moveable bridges, and a range of five octaves. During the Zhou Dynasty, it was played during ...

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.

Yet, its four instrumental styles - the plucked string, bowed string, wind and percussion instruments - differentiate traditional Chinese music from others by expressing under-lined cultural ...

The erhu, a two-stringed Chinese bowed instrument, had a lively call-and-response with the piano, which felt hopeful like sunlight peeking from clouds. After a brief pause for intermission, the stage ...

The instruments used in the performance were the the yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer), the dizi (traditional Chinese flute) and the zheng (ancient Chinese plucked string instrument).

Mr Tan Chong Han, founder of Heritage Strings & Arts, which opened at Marina Square on Dec 3 offering classes in two plucked string instruments - the guzheng and guqin - attributed the good ...

Yet, its four instrumental styles - the plucked string, bowed string, wind and percussion instruments - differentiate traditional Chinese music from others by expressing under-lined cultural ...