Plucked, like the Chinese zither, or bowed, like the erhu, stringed instruments have been played for hundreds of years in China This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese ...

At a church in the heart of London the soft tinkle of a guqin, or ancient zither, rings out. The audience at the London International Chinese Music festival (pictured) is told that the sound of this ...

A remarkable archaeological find in China in 1978 unearthed 65 ancient bronze chime bells belonging to Marquis Yi of Zeng.

BEIJING, 24 May (BelTA - Xinhua) - Kept in Baoji Bronze Ware Museum in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Qin Gong Bo is a type of bronze percussion instrument dating back to the Spring and Autumn ...

Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, Henan province, hosted a guqin concert Saturday evening that showcased decades of research into ancient Chinese music and called for broader academic collaboration to ...

Entering the main office of the Anderson Center, a historic estate just outside Red Wing, it's not uncommon to hear music, since the property has long served as an artists community. But this month, ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A professional musician from Center City is helping connect Asian American seniors with their culture. Qin Qian has played the erhu, a two-stringed Chinese violin, for 52 years.

The protection of intangible cultural heritage in Xizang has steadily improved, with 473 million yuan (about 69.56 million U.S. dollars) from the central and regional governments earmarked from 2012 ...