An 8,700-year-old bone flute unearthed in central China's Henan Province has been proven to use a seven-tone scale, an unusual number in traditional Chinese music, said a local researcher at the ...

This is the seventh in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

Dong Min, a Chinese flutist, is known for playing the dizi on the streets of Sydney, Australia, earlier this year. [Photo provided to China Daily] On the bustling streets of Sydney, Australia, a young ...

With a slight inhale, 81-year-old Zhen Jinling brought the short, ridged horn up to his mouth. He pursed his lips and blew into his suona — the sound part birdcall, part trumpet fanfare. From a bench ...

A Chinese traditional music concert enchanted an audience of nearly 800 at the Romanian Athenaeum early this week, with melodies portraying the vibrant spirit of spring -- high mountains, flowing ...

GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the occasion of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, the International Communication Center of Guangdong Province and British musician Shaun Gibson ...

Shaun Gibson (right), a music influencer, combines Chinese traditional instruments with Western pop rhythms in his work (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Shaun Gibson’s access to Chinese music began in the ...