Chinese musical instruments Plucked instrument Gu Zheng (Chinese Zither) The guzheng is a Chinese traditional plucked musical string instrument with over 2500 years of known history. 古筝是中国传统的弹拨乐器弦乐器与2500相识多年的历史。 guzheng usually has 21 strings and bridges. It is 163 centimeters long. The picks (called "DaiMao") used by performers to play guzheng are often made out of the shells of hawksbill turtles. 古筝通常有21个字符串和桥梁。有163长,演奏者用古筝演奏的笛子(称为“黛ao”)通常由玳瑁龟壳 163cm 21chords Mainly made of Paulownia Performers playing the guzheng often wear finger picks on the right hand or on both hands. The finger pickscan be made of different materials such as ivory, tortoise shell, resin or hard plastic. 演奏古筝的表演者经常在右手或双手上戴手指。镐可以由不同的材料制成,例如象牙,龟甲壳,树脂或硬塑料。 finger picks Plucked instrument Pipa (Chinese Lute) Pipa is an old Chinese plucked string instrument. It is also called the Chinese lute. It has been played in China over two thousands of years. 琵琶是一种古老的中国拨弦乐器,它也被称为中国月琴。在中国,它被弹奏了两千多年。
