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A free-reed mouth organ with five or six pipes, played by various ethnic groups in southwest China and neighboring countries, such as the Miao people (or Hmong). Lilie (唎咧) Reed wind instrument with a conical bore played by the Li people of Hainan: Miaodi (Chinese: 苗族笛; pinyin: miáozú dí) Flute played by the Miao
Recently, archaeologists have discovered evidence suggesting that the simple transverse flutes (though without the distinctive mokong of the dizi) have been present in China for over 9,000 years. Fragments of bone flutes from this period are still playable today, and are remarkably similar to modern versions in terms of hole placement, etc.
"Chinese" is a blanket term covering many different varieties spoken across China. Mandarin Chinese is the most popular dialect, and is used as a lingua franca across China. Linguists classify these varieties as the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Within this broad classification, there are between seven and fourteen dialect ...
This is a list of the best-selling albums in China. As of 2023, China was the world's 5th largest music market , an increase from being 14th in 2015 and 27th in 2005. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
In ancient China, the term konghou came to refer to three different musical instruments: a zither and two different types of harp. Today, konghou usually refers the modern konghou concert harp, which was invented in the last century. Shu-konghou refers to an extinct vertical angular harp, and feng shou konghou to an extinct arched harp.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in November, with orders growing for the first time in eight months and factories facing significantly lower prices for inputs.
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And each faced questions from Wall Street analysts about how Trump's proposals — which include 10%-20% tariffs across the board and a 60% tariff on goods from China — could pose a challenge in ...