This is the eighth ina series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

China's musical instrument market reached over 40 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) in 2012, surpassing the United States for the second year to become the largest musical instrument market in the world.

Examining at most entry-level music instruments being used by the western world's future popstars, one might have good chance to find labels of Made in China. While the United States used to dominate ...

The Guzheng has existed for more than 2000 years and was popular at the central area of China. It has developed from 5 strings to 21 strings, which is the most prevalent form in current use. The body ...

PHOENIX– Ever wanted to see a bronze zheng bell? Or a bone paixiao panpipe from ancient China? These spectacular items are a part of an up-close look at ancient Chinese musical instruments and ...

This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

In its latest play at the Chinese market, Apple on Monday released an updated version of GarageBand with a heavy focus on Chinese music, introducing new regional instruments, Chinese music loops and ...

An exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix features some of China's earliest known musical instruments, the oldest dating from 7,000 to 9,000 years ago. Experts analyzing instruments in ...

Chen Yue, a dizi player and a graduate student at Central Conservatory of Music, is a devoted student of Zhao Songting, the well-known leading professional dizi player in China. Chen plays four ...