The Chinese zither, called guqin, has existed for over 3,000 years and represents China's foremost solo musical instrument tradition. Described in early literary sources and corroborated by ...

The world's oldest orchestral music, gagaku was imported from mainland China in ancient times. The melody is not based on a ...

His music draws attention, as does the instrument he plays it on. “The mountain dulcimer is technically part of the zither family, and a zither is any stringed instrument where the strings go ...