A musician shows off a book of musical scores of Nanyin, a traditional music genre that still uses the gongchepu method. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY Guido of Arezzo, a music theorist in medieval Italy, ...

The Chinese bili flute, Korean hyeongeum zither and Japanese shamisen lute have come together to create a convivial scene in Music from the Tang Court, a new work composed by Ye Guohui. Together with ...

The following are some ancient Chinese musical instruments and musicals that appeared in the performances of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night. Fou is the most ancient Chinese ...

It's common these days to see Chinese and Western musicians work to create musical pieces that combine elements from both genres. And while this type of musical collaboration was rare in the 17th ...

The Saudi Museums Commission, in collaboration with the National Museum of China, inaugurated the exhibition “The Sound of Harmony: A Journey Through Ancient Chinese Music” at the National Museum in ...

A guqin master provides hands-on instruction to a student on the playing techniques of this ancient Chinese instrument. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: The pursuit of beauty has been a timeless thread ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...