Chinese Musical Instruments

a moon-shape lute with shorter neck and strings.

• Yueqin

• Dizi

• Sheng

• PIpa

a four-stringed lute with 30 frets and pear-shaped body.

• Yueqin

• PIpa

• Sheng

• Dizi

this instrument has an extremely wide dynamic range and remarkable expressive power.

• Dizi

• Shengling

• Sheng

• Pipa

this instrument is played with a specturn, and used for accompanying local operas.

• Donglong

• Shengling

• Yueqin

• Dizi

a two-stringed fiddle and one of the most popular Chinese instruments.

• PIpa

• Erhu

• Yueqin

• Dizi