Over time, the two instruments developed differently according to their cultural contexts. Over centuries, the sheng became a ...

With the introduction of Buddhism into China after the Qin Dynasty, ancient bells gradually became important musical instruments for Buddhism. As the saying goes, "There are bells at every temple.

In the Tang Dynasty, a Lei family in Sichuan was known for making guqin masterpieces, and Lei Wei was the most famous in the ...

Liu is China's first doctoral degree holder in suona, a traditional Chinese double-reeded woodwind instrument, also called dida, known for its loud and high-pitched sound. She is also a teacher at ...

[8] These days, the instrument is mass-produced and sold in a variety of styles and colours. Some feature illustrations of phoenixes and generic scenes from ancient China, while others are ...

On South Jianguomen Street in the East City District stands the Exhibition Hall of Ancient Astronomical Instruments, the descendent of an observatory first built in 1279 in the Yuan Dynasty.

IN his Conway Memorial Lecture, "Science and Society in Ancient China", delivered on May 12, 1947, Dr. Joseph Needham attempts to sketch a pattern of the organisation of Chinese feudal society and ...