More than 70 ancient Chinese musical instruments, including rare bronze bells and chimes, will go on display in the US.

At a church in the heart of London the soft tinkle of a guqin, or ancient zither, rings out. The audience at the London International Chinese Music festival (pictured) is told that the sound of this ...

Ancient bronze musical instruments were discovered in the tomb of a high-ranking official from more than 2,000 years ago. Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology When researchers ...

SHANGHAI, March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The results of Shanghai's 2025 "International Communication of Chinese Culture" program have recently been officially released. Notably, the international ...

Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and the passage of time. While some vanished completely, others survived by the ...

[1.] Ancient Chinese musical instruments -- The dawn of musical culture : China's oldest musical instruments -- The wonder of bronze : a tour of Shang and Zhou musical instruments -- Palace pageantry ...