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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 dance is so popular among the Yi, Bai, and Naxi peoples that pictures of it may be seen embroidered on everyday apparel and jewelry. [4] The dance is usually accompanied by Hulu Sheng, and on occasion, lusheng with a long pipe, together with horizontal and vertical bamboo flutes, three- and four-stringed plucked instruments, and suona. [4]
One sheng equals 10 ge or 1/10 dou, though its specific capacity has varied by times and regions. Nowadays, 1 sheng is 1 liter in China, [2] [3] 1.8039 liters in Japan [4] and 1.8 liters in Korea. [5] Sheng is a traditional measure for cereal grains. Now, like "liter", sheng is more often used to measure liquid or gas. [6] [7]
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 ...
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 gisaeng playing a saenghwang (far right). The painting is from the Hyewon pungsokdo (1805).. The saenghwang (Korean: 생황) is a traditional Korean wind instrument. It is a free reed mouth organ derived from the Chinese sheng.
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 ...
The ge is a traditional Chinese unit of volume equal to 10 shao or 1 ⁄ 10 sheng.Its exact value has varied over time with the size of the sheng.. In 1915, the Beiyang Government set the ge as equivalent to 103.54688 milliliters (3.501 U.S. fl oz). [1]