Chinese musical instruments

The banhu (板胡, pinyin: bǎnhú) is a Chinese traditional bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. It is used primarily in northern China. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banhu"

The bawu (simplified: 巴乌; traditional: 巴烏; pinyin: bāwū; also ba wu) is a Chinese wind instrument. Although shaped like a flute, it is actually a free reed instrument, with a single metal reed. It is played in a transverse (horizontal) manner. It has a pure, clarinet-like timbre and its playing technique incorporates the use of much ornamentation, particularly bending tones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bawu"

Bianzhong ( ) is an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of a set of bronze bells, played melodically. The bells were hung in a wooden frame and struck with a mallet. They were an important instrument in China's ritual and court music going back to ancient times. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bianzhong"

Chinese flutes come in various types, including the Di Zi (and its varieties such as the qudi and bangdi), the xiao, and the paixiao. The bawu and guan are sometimes mis-identified as flutes, but they are reed instruments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese flutes"

The cizhonghu is the tenor member of the Chinese huqin family of stringed instruments, generally pitched one octave below the erhu. It is rarely seen today, as the ...more on Wikipedia about "Cizhonghu"

The dahu (大胡, pinyin: dàhú) is a large bowed string instrument from China. It has a large soundbox covered on one end with snakeskin. Like most other members of the huqin family of instruments, it has two strings and is held vertically. The instrument is generally pitched one octave below the erhu, and is approximately twice the size of the erhu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dahu (instrument)"

The Di mo is a special bamboo membrane; a kind of musical reed used in a distinctive Chinese flute called the Di zi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Di mo"

The Di Zi (笛子, pinyin dí zi), is a unique kind of Chinese transverse flute. It is also known as the Dizi, or simply the Di, and has varieties including the Qudi and Bangdi. It is sometimes also known as the hengdi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Di Zi"

The diyingehu (also digehu, literally "bass gehu") is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family. It was developed by Yang Yusen along with the gehu in ...more on Wikipedia about "Diyingehu"

The erhu (二胡, Pinyin èrhú), 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 well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. It belongs to the huqin family of Chinese instruments, together with the zhonghu, gaohu, banhu, jinghu, and sihu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erhu"

The fangxiang (also fang xiang, fang hsiang; 方响 or 方響 in Chinese, pinyin: fang1 xiang3) is an ancient Chinese metallophone. The instrument consists of 16 tuned iron slabs laid in a frame in two rows. The slabs are struck with a hammer and played melodically. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fangxiang"

The gaohu (高胡) is a Chinese bowed string instrument used in playing traditional Guangdong Cantonese music and operas. It belongs to the huqin family of instruments, together with the zhonghu, erhu, banhu, jinghu, and sihu. It has two strings and its soundbox is covered on one end with snakeskin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gaohu"

The gehu (革胡) is a Chinese instrument developed by Yang Yusen in the 20th century. It is a fusion of the Chinese huqin family and the cello. Its four strings are also tuned exactly like the cello's. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gehu"

The guan (管; pinyin: guǎn; literally "pipe" or "tube") is a Chinese double reed wind instrument. Unlike instruments in the shawm family such as the Western oboe or Chinese suona, the guan has a cylindrical bore, giving it a clarinet-like tone. It was an important leading melodic instrument in the court and ritual music of ancient China and is still popular in wind band music of northern China, as well as in some other Chinese regions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guan (instrument)"

The guqin ( ) is the modern name for a plucked 7-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family (中華絃樂噐). It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guqin"

The guzheng or gu zheng (古箏 - pronunciation) or zheng (箏) (gu- means "ancient") is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It belongs to the zither family of instruments. The guzheng is not to be confused with the guqin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guzheng"

Huqin (胡琴) are a family of bowed string instruments used in Chinese music. They consist of a round, hexagonal, or octagonal sound box at the bottom with a stick attached that protrudes upwards. Instruments in the huqin family have two strings (except the sihu, which has four strings tuned in pairs) and their soundboxes are typically covered with either snakeskin or thin wood. Huqin instruments have either two or four tuning pegs, one peg for each string. The pegs are attached vertically through holes drilled in the stick. ...more on Wikipedia about "Huqin"

A jinghu (京胡; Pinyin: jīng hú) is a bowed Chinese string instrument used primarily in Beijing Opera. It has two strings that were formerly made of silk, but which in modern times are increasingly made of steel. The strings are tuned to the interval of a fifth and the bow passes between the strings. Unlike other huqin instruments ( erhu, gaohu, zhonghu, etc.) it is made of bamboo. Its soundbox is covered on one end with snakeskin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jinghu"

The konghou (箜篌) is an ancient Chinese harp. It went extinct sometime in the Ming Dynasty, but was revived in the 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Konghou"

The Laruan is a relatively new Chinese instrument blending the acoustics of the Ruan with that of the Western cello. its counterpart is the Dalaruan, which corresponds to the double bass. These instruments were created to be an alternative to other bowed bass register instruments used in Chinese orchestras, such as Cello/Bass, Gehu/ Diyingehu, Damatouqin/Dimatouqin, and Paqin/Dapaqin. The China National Traditional Orchestra is one of the few Chinese orchestras using this instrument. ...more on Wikipedia about "Laruan"

The leiqin (雷琴, lit. "thunderous instrument"; also called leihu) is a Chinese bowed string instrument. It has a metal soundbox covered with snakeskin and a long fingerboard, and is played while seated in a chair, with the instrument held in a vertical or near-vertical position. Unlike the erhu and other instruments in the huqin family, the strings are pressed against the fingerboard in the manner of a sanxian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leiqin" Come again to http://www.shortopedia.com

The liuqin (柳琴; pinyin: liǔqín) is a four-stringed Chinese lute with a pear-shaped body. It is small in size, almost a miniature copy of another Chinese plucked instrument, the pipa. But the range of its voice is much higher than the pipa, and has its own special place in the Music of China, whether in orchestral music or in solo pieces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liuqin"

The morin khuur or morin huur (from the Mongolian: морин хуур) or matouqin (from the Chinese: 馬頭琴) is a chordophone of Mongolian origin whose name roughly translates as "horse-head fiddle" in English. It is played with a bow and produces a sound which is poetically described as expansive and unrestrained, like a wild horse neighing, or like a breeze in the grasslands. It is the most important musical instrument of the Mongolian people, and is considered a symbol of the Mongolian nation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morin khuur"

The Chinese pai gu (排鼓; also paigu) is a set of five tuned drums, traditionally made of wood with animal skin heads. It is played by beating it with sticks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paigu"

The paixiao (traditional: 排簫; simplified: 排箫; pinyin: páixiāo; also pái xiāo, pai-hsiao) is an ancient Chinese wind instrument, a form of pan pipes. It is no longer used, having died out in ancient times, although in the 20th century it was reconstructed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paixiao"

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