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Chinese sheng (L) & Japanese shō (R) Standard chords (aitake) of the shō The shō (笙) is a Japanese free reed musical instrument descended from the Chinese sheng, [1] of the Tang dynasty era, which was introduced to Japan during the Nara period (AD 710 to 794), although the shō tends to be smaller in size than its contemporary sheng relatives.
The sheng (Chinese: 笙) is a Chinese mouth-blown polyphonic free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes.. It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments, with images depicting its kind dating back to 1100 BCE, [1] and there are original instruments from the Han dynasty that are preserved in museums today. [1]
A shōjō standing on a giant sake cup, and using a long-handled sake ladle to pole through a sea of water or sake; detail from a whimsical Edo-period painting.. A shōjō (猩 々 or 猩猩) is the Japanese reading of Chinese xing-xing (猩猩) or its older form sheng sheng (狌狌, translated as "live-lively"), which is a mythical primate, though it has been tentatively identified with an ...
At long last, there will be more than hot dog weenies at the konbini. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published a video report on 7-Eleven’s recent efforts to bring a similar range ...
Wang Zhi'an (Chinese: 王志安; pinyin: Wáng Zhì'ān; born on April 21, 1968) is a Japan-based Chinese journalist. He served as a reporter and host for China Central Television and chief investigative reporter for The Beijing News. After being banned from the Chinese internet in 2019, he moved to Japan and has worked as an independent ...
Possible sanxian (left) and pipa, from a 762-827 A.D. painting in the Mogao caves near Dunhuang―Grotto 46 Left interior wall, second panel. Also called cave 112. It has been suggested that sanxian, a form of spike lute, may have its origin in the Middle East, and older forms of spike lute were also found in ancient Egypt. [1]
The temple was opened in 1995. it is one of the largest Taoist buildings in Japan. Seitenkyū is open to the public for tours and worship, and most of the visitors are Japanese tourists. The vast grounds of about 26,000 square meters are used for various local events, such as tai chi competitions.
The janggu may have evolved from the yogo (요고; 腰鼓; lit. waist drum), another similar but smaller Korean drum that is still in use today. [2] The yogo is thought to have originated from the idakka, an Indian instrument introduced to Korea from India during Silla (57 BC–935 AD) period.