{wiki=List_of_Chinese_musical_instruments}

The main four instruments are undoubtedly:
* <guqin>
* <pipa>
* <guzheng>
* <erhu>
but there is also amazing content on others which must not be missed, including:
* <suona>
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_(flute)[Xiao flute]

Infinite Wikipedia instrument list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_musical_instruments

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=algwi6TzUdU]
{title=25 musical instruments OF <China> by Learning Music Hub}
{description=Great video, covers all the most important ones briefly with examples of varying relevance.}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nheS1beqkmQ]
{title=A beginner’s guide to Chinese musical instruments by <SCMP>}
{description=2024. Terrible editing, way to hard to see instrument name.}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcfTTP8O5NA]
{title=<Chinese musical instrument>[Chinese] vs Western musical instrument battle scene from Our Shining Days}
{description=A bit cheap, but it has some value.}


Chinese musical instrument

{title2=two string bowed}
{wiki}

= 二胡
{synonym}
{title2}

\Image[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ehru_played_by_blind_man.jpg/392px-Ehru_played_by_blind_man.jpg]
{title=A blind <erhu> street performer playing in Jingzhou, Hubei (2006)}
{description=Playing the erhu is a traditional occupation for blind people in China, a notable example being <Abing>.}
{height=600}

\Image[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Erhu-bow-hair-between-strings.png]

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakOkv341P8]
{title=<Suwu herding sheep> played by <Song Fei (erhu)> (2017)}
{disambiguate=erhu}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReMoXa9M3XI]
{title=The 12 Most Famous Erhu Melodies in China (2021)}
{description=TODO transcribe list.}


Erhu

{title2=er4 quan2 ying4 yue4}

= 二泉映月
{synonym}
{title2}

Composed by <Abing> in 1949https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/jiangsu/wuxi/2016-08/16/content_26510326.htm{ref}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj13KU3SAvE]
{title=<Reflections of the Moon on Erquan> with <erhu> solo performed <Song Fei (erhu)>}


Reflections of the Moon on Erquan

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}

= 苏武牧羊
{synonym}
{title2}

https://www.ibiblio.org/chinese-music/html/traditional.html contains an amazing orchestral version for <di flute> TODO identify! When attempting to upload to <YouTube>, it identifies as "Su Wu Tending the Sheep" and give a name "Chen Tao", but no further information. Chen Tao is presumably this dude: https://www.barduschinamusic.org/chen-tao-dizi | https://www.melodyofdragon.org/chentao.html 陈涛

https://baike.baidu.com/item/苏武牧羊/5532#11_2 mentions that it comes from an erhu concerto composed by Peng Xiuwen

The sadness of the <erhu> perfectly fits the role and mood of the story! Brilliant!

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakOkv341P8]
{title=<Suwu herding sheep> played by <Song Fei (erhu)> (2017)}


Suwu herding sheep

= The best Chinese traditional instrumental music of all time
{synonym}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbCjceRPXyw]
{title=<High Mountain and Flowing Water> performed on the <guzheng> by Xiang SiHua (2000)}
{disambiguate=best}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakOkv341P8]
{title=<Suwu herding sheep> performed on the <erhu> by <Song Fei (erhu)> (2017)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KftwzQOECA]
{title=<Ambush from ten sides> performed on the <pipa> by Jiaju Shen (2017)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ho_jNv8fUo]
{title=<White snow in sunny spring> performed on the <pipa> by <Liu Dehai>}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBP8q24Ddpc]
{title=<Dance of the Yi People> performed on the <pipa> by <Liu Dehai>}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeUiaxaRMK8]
{title=<Wang Jin (Water Margin character)> beats <Gao Qiu> theme music from <The Water Margin (1998 TV series)> featuring a <suona> solo}


The best Chinese traditional instrumental music

{tag=Yangtze}

= 江河水
{synonym}
{title2}

https://baike.baidu.com/item/江河水/1634212 <Baidu Baike> page. Originally composed for two pipes, but was later adapted to the <erhu> in 1962 by Huang Haihuai.

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6hq_hVDLM]
{title=<Water of the Yangtze> performed on the <erhu> by Min Huifen}
{description=Chinese title: 江河水. Accompanied by a <yangqin>.}


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 Incoming links: Erhu