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  2. List of Chinese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Guan (Chinese: 管; pinyin: guǎn) – cylindrical double reed wind instrument made of either hardwood (Northern China) or bamboo (Cantonese); the northern version is also called guanzi or bili (simplified Chinese: 筚篥; traditional Chinese: 篳篥), the Cantonese version is also called houguan , and the Taiwanese version is called 鴨母笛 ...

  3. Fūrin - Wikipedia

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    The origins of fūrin are believed to be from the Chinese Tang Dynasty when metal wind chimes were hung in bamboo forests and used to tell fortunes. [1] [3] The word fūrin was first used in Japan during the Heian period when they were hung from eaves, particularly at Buddhist temples, as talismans to ward off evil spirits. [1]

  4. Traditional Korean musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Pyeongyeong (편경; 編磬) – A set of 16 tuned stone chimes used in ancient court music; derived from the Chinese bianqing; Teukgyeong (특경; 特磬) – A single large tuned stone chime; Banghyang (방향; 方響) – A metallophone with 16 tuned iron slabs; derived from the Chinese fangxiang

  5. List of wind deities - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu wind god, Vayu. A wind god is a god who controls the wind(s). Air deities may also be considered here as wind is nothing more than moving air. Many polytheistic religions have one or more wind gods. They may also have a separate air god or a wind god may double as an air god. Many wind gods are also linked with one of the four seasons.

  6. Korean wind chime - Wikipedia

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    A wind chime at Bongeunsa, with fish decoration. Dragon's head with bell, Metropolitan Museum of Art.. Korean wind chimes (Korean: 풍경, romanized: punggyeong, lit. 'wind bell') are various traditional bells hung from the exterior corners of Korean Buddhist temples, and functioning as a wind chime.

  7. Wind chime - Wikipedia

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    A metal wind chime. Wind chimes are a type of percussion instrument constructed from suspended tubes, rods, bells, or other objects that are often made of metal or wood.The tubes or rods are suspended along with some type of weight or surface which the tubes or rods can strike when they or another wind-catching surface are blown by the natural movement of air outside.

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