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Encirclement Chess
Go is a kind of chess that originated in China.Born of war,it was probably the creation of a strategist of antiquity.In Chinese it is known aswei qi(encirclement chess),as players try to conquer territory on a square wooden board by completely enclo...
Suona
Popularly know as horn,the suona is another ancient wind instrument most widely used in folk performing art.It first became fashionable in central China around the 16th century.As a folk wind and percussion concert or opera band,the suona is often u...
Pipa
The pipa,known in ancient times aspipa with a curving neck,is a major plucked instrument introduced from mesopotamia in west Asia to China towards the end of the Eastern han(25-220),and from Xinjiang and Gansu to the hinterland during the 4th centur...
Sheng
The sheng is another ancient Chinese musical instrument that emits sound by the vibration of reed.It became very fashionable during the Zhou,as it played accompaniment for court singers and dancers.Then it found its way among commoners,and became a...
Xiao and Di
Both xiao,the vertical bamboo flute,and di,the horizontal bamboo flute,are traditional wind instruments in China. The xiao enjoys an older history than the di because it has been around for 3,000 years,whereas the di found its way into China during...
Guqin
Guqin,a seven-stringed plucked instrument(similar in some ways to the zither),was a common musical instrument during the Zhou,when it was often played along with the se,another stringed plucked instrument.Guqin features a narrow and long body made o...
Zheng
Zheng is a stringed instrument with a history of more than 2,000 years.Legend has it that it was in vogue during the Qin(221-206 B.C.)in present-day Shaanxi,and that's why it is also called qin zheng. According to ancient books,the zheng originally...
Xun
The earthen xun is one of the oldest wind musical instruments in China.Archaeological studies indicate that some 8,000 years ago,the earthen xun was a hunting weapon.By the Shang(17th-11th century B.C.)under the rule of King Yin,the xun was made exq...
Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments
Historical records indicate that there used to be 1,000 or so musical instruments in use in ancient times.Today,some 500 of them are are extant.The earliest of them date back to more than 8,000 years ago. Traditional Chinese musical instruments were...
Chinese Chess
The Chinese chess is a traditional game very popular among the Chinese.It is played wherever there are people--factories,schools,villages,streets,you name it.Games of the Chinese chess are often played in parks and by roadsides.A crowd appears whene...