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Chinese Musical Instruments
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Pien
Ching
is a set of L-shaped stones, of different quantities and sizes, hanging
from a stand and struck with a special hammer. They are played only
at court and during religious ceremonies. |
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Temple blocks i.e. hand clappers made of wooden blocks are used by Buddhist monks during religious ceremonies. |
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Listen to the sound of the Flower drum in the Flower Drum Song.
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 Gong |
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The Erhu is a two-stringed fiddle which has
a small body and a long neck.
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Gourd |
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The Sheng, also called the Chinese mouth organ, is one of the oldest Chinese instruments. The sheng is the instrument that inspired the invention of the concertina, accordion and harmonica. Listen to the sheng.
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