Chinese Musical Instruments
Traditional Chinese musical instruments
Read more about Chinese Musical Instruments: The Eight Sounds or Eight Tones (八音), Silk (絲), Wood (木), Stone (石), Metal (金), Clay (土), Gourd (匏), Hide (革), Others, Playing Contexts, Musical Instruments in Use in The 1800s
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