gudi

Gudi means "bone flute" in Chinese.

the Jiahu bone flute Crafted from the bones of crane birds, the flutes still maintain accurate intonation today. Dating back to 7,800 to 9,000 years ago, the Jiahu bone flute is the oldest Chinese musical instrument discovered by archaeologists, as well as the earliest known wind instrument in the world.

Bone flutes were fashioned from the ulna (one of the wing bones) of the red-crowned crane. Such bones are naturally hollow. Those instruments have now afforded some insight into the evolving musical knowledge and skills of people who lived millennia before the first written records of music.

Traditional Chinese music can be traced back 7,000 – 8,000 years based on the discovery of a bone flute made in the Neolithic Age. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, only royal families and dignitary officials enjoyed music, which was made on chimes and bells.

noun [uncount] 1. ( sound) 音乐 [yīnyuè]

zu guo : motherland... : zǔ guó | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary | Yabla Chinese.

the guzheng Today, the guzheng is widely considered the most popular traditional Chinese music instrument, and can be considered the equivalent of the piano in Western music, said Luo Xiaoci, director of Shanghai Chinese Orchestra. "The guzheng is a versatile instrument with very broad range of sound.

The bawu is a highly versatile instrument that is very simple to pick up initially. It's a great place to get started with Chinese music.

FYI: Considered the sacred crane of the orient, red-crowned cranes are a symbol of fidelity in marriage, good luck, long life and love. They are the second rarest crane in the world, behind the whooping crane.

The red-crowned crane is named for the red "cap" on top of its head, which is exposed red skin. These cranes are considered sacred in Japan, where they are considered a sign of fidelity in marriage.

In the early 20th century, guoyue became a popular term used loosely to include all music written for Chinese instruments in response to a particular nationalistic consciousness. Later, after Communist victory in 1949, a new term minyue, short for minzu yinyue (民族音乐) meaning national or people's music, was used in ...

Chinese music is as varied as the people who create it. Chinese music dates back thousands of years and sounds different from Western music thanks to important differences in tone, musical scale, pitch, instrumentation, and individual instruments.