Other Stringed Instruments

Instrument	Brief Description	Listen
Dongbula
	The dongbula is a stringed musical instrument of the Kazak ethnicity in ancient China. The old and young members of Kazak families are all good at playing the instrument. In Turkic language, the name dongbula has special meanings. Dong describes the sound of the music, and bula means to fix the strings. more...	No Link
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Guqin
	The guqin, is a fretless seven-stringed zither, and is China's oldest stringed instrument, with a history of some 7, 000 years. Historically, the guqin has been viewed as a symbol of Chinese high culture, but today only a few thousand people can play it, and it is rarely seen in China. It is also a very quiet instrument, and suited to solo performances, or sometimes played in concert with a few other compatible instruments, or accompanied by voice. Please visit our new Guqin page wich offers a full description with pictures, and many tracks for free download more...	External Link
GuZheng
	The guzheng, also spelled gu zheng or gu-zheng (Chinese: 古箏; pinyin: gǔzhēng) or zheng (箏) (gu-, 古 means "ancient") is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It belongs to the zither family of string instruments. The parent instrument of the guzheng is the se. The guzheng should not to be confused with the guqin (another ancient Chinese zither but without bridges). Please visit our new Guzhen page wich offers a full description with pictures, and many tracks for free download more...	No Link
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Hushtar
	This is a hushtar, a traditional Uyghur stringed musical instrument. Music has always been a significant element of Central Asian culture in what is now Xinjiang even before the Uyghur migration into Xinjiang from Mongolia began in earnest in the ninth century. Since ancient times, the most popular music in the Chinese Imperial Court was from Central Asia, along the ancient Silk Road. Several of the best-known traditional Chinese musical instruments, particularly stringed instruments, originated in Central Asia. more...	No Link
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LiuQin
	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 Chinese music, whether in orchestral music or in solo pieces. more...	External Link
LiuQin	Link Source: http://www.geocities.com/risheng99/instruments/liuqin_music.html
Pipa
	The pipa (Chinese: 琵琶; pinyin: pípá) is a four-stringed Chinese instrument (There are a few 5-stringed versions), belonging to the plucked category of instruments (弹拨乐器/彈撥樂器). Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12-26. Please visit our new Pipa page wich offers a full description with pictures, and many tracks for free download more...	Video Link
Pipa	Link Source: http://www.vpro.nl/programma/vrijegeluiden/afleveringen/40119551/items/41054501/ For modern music search YouTube for 12 Girls Band
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Ruan
	The ruan (阮, pinyin: ruǎn) is a Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its strings were formerly made of silk but since the 20th century they have been made of steel (flatwound for the lower strings). The modern ruan has 24 frets with 12 semitones on each string, which has greatly expanded its range from a previous 13 frets. The frets are commonly made of ivory. more...	Audio Link
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YueQin
	The ruan (阮, pinyin: ruǎn) is a Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its strings were formerly made of silk but since the 20th century they have been made of steel (flatwound for the lower strings). The modern ruan has 24 frets with 12 semitones on each string, which has greatly expanded its range from a previous 13 frets. The frets are commonly made of ivory. more...	Audio Link
YueQin	Link Source: http://resources.edb.gov.hk/musiceb/english/Instrument/chinese/yueqin/video/real/yi_chang.mp3
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