Chinese Ancient Music

Chinese music is as old as Chinese civilization. Instruments excavated from sites of the Shang dynasty (c. 1766-c. 1027 BC) include stone chimes, bronze bells, panpipes, and the sheng.

There are more than 20 kinds of Traditional Chinese Instruments. The following ones are popular.

1. Gu Zheng

What you are listening to now is Mighty Mountain & Running water ( Guzheng )

2.Gu Qin

3.Pipa 4.Er Hu 5.BanGu 6.Yue Qin

7.Dizi 8.Yangqin

Click here to check out the Top 10 Ancient Chinese Classical Music (for educational purpose only)

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