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Traditional Chinese musical instruments Traditional Chinese musical instruments Guzheng GUQIN Pipa ERHU hulusi Introduction of Guzheng The guzheng, or gu zheng (Chinese: 古箏; pinyin: gǔzhēng) or zheng (箏) (gu- means “ancient”) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It belongs to the zither（箏） family of string （弦）instruments. ? History of Guzheng The guzheng has existed since the Warring States Period（戰國時期） and became especially popular during the Qin dynasty. The ancient guzheng had 12 strings, which gradually evolved into it current forms. The guzheng is tuned to a pentatonic scale（五聲音階）, the 16-string zheng is tuned to give three complete octaves（八度）, while the 21-string zheng has four complete octaves. The difference betweenGuqin and Guzheng The guzheng should not to be confused with the guqin, another ancient Chinese zither but without bridges（箏碼）. Introduction of PIPA The Pipa is a four-stringed Chinese instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments (彈撥樂器). Tone colour（音色）: clear and melodious（旋律優美） Sometimes called the Chinese lute(古琵琶), the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26 . The History of PIPA The PIPA appeared in the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC) and was developed during the Han Dynasty. The PIPA became a favorite in the Tang Dynasty It is one of the most popular Chinese instruments and has been played for nearly two thousand years in China. Pipa with Chinese poesy  大絃嘈嘈如急雨?: The bold strings rattled like splatters of sudden rain, 小絃切切如私語?: The fine strings hummed like lovers whispers. 嘈嘈切切錯雜彈?: Chattering and pattering, pattering and chattering, 大珠小珠落玉盤?: As pearls, large and small, on a jade plate fall.  By Bai Juyi Introduction of Erhu The erhu (Chinese: 二胡; pinyin: èrhú), sometimes known in the West as the “Chineseviolin”or“ Chinese two string fiddle”, is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, used as a solo(獨奏) instrument as wel