A Chinese musician put a new spin on Irish music by playing some of Ireland's favorite trad songs on traditional Chinese instruments. Jaylin Chu always had an interest in Irish music but found it very ...

CHICAGO — The pandemic made a trip to China to cover the Olympic host country difficult. So we pivoted and found the Spirit of China stories right here at home in the United States. We traveled to ...

Mantawoman, who grew up in San Francisco and studied the dulcimer in China, talks about Yo-Yo Ma, their music and embodying their true self The Chinese hammered dulcimer, or yangqin, has been around ...

Originating nearly 2,500 years ago, the guzheng is a traditional Chinese zither, a stringed instrument featuring up to 21 movable strings and bridges. The ancient instrument was the exact piece ...

[1.] Ancient Chinese musical instruments -- The dawn of musical culture : China's oldest musical instruments -- The wonder of bronze : a tour of Shang and Zhou musical instruments -- Palace pageantry ...

The notion of an orchestra, a large ensemble of musicians directed to play together, is a Western notion, essentially unknown in China until the middle of the past century. Since then, the Chinese ...

SHANGHAI — For the past two months, Li Chenxiao has spent an hour every day practicing the zhongruan, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, at a speed of over 200 beats per minute. On Aug.

A concert by Yeung Wai-kit and Sha Jingshan. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing was filled with the soft sounds of bamboo flutes and the ...

Entering the main office of the Anderson Center, a historic estate just outside Red Wing, it's not uncommon to hear music, since the property has long served as an artists community. But this month, ...