{"id":14292,"date":"2018-03-26T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=14292"},"modified":"2018-03-25T08:43:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T12:43:38","slug":"chinese-bamboo-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-bamboo-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Bamboo Instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most interesting aspects of any culture is music. China has a rich musical tradition with countless unique musical instruments. We’ve already covered two different types of stringed instruments – bowed<\/a> and plucked<\/a> – so go back and read those posts to learn more. In this post, we’ll check out some Chinese bamboo instruments to learn about their history. There are a few awesome videos as well so you can hear them in action.<\/p>\n

Chinese Flute \u2013 Xiao<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Image by Camera Eye Photography from flickr.com.
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One of the most popular Chinese flutes is the Dizi<\/strong> (\u7b1b\u5b50 – d\u00ed zi), which you can read all about in this post<\/a>. Another one is the\u00a0Xiao\u00a0<\/strong>(\u7bab \u2013\u00a0 xi\u0101o). This is a vertical end-blown flute made from purple bamboo that has a lower pitch than the\u00a0Dizi<\/em>. Before the\u00a0Tang Dynasty<\/strong>\u00a0(\u5510\u671d \u2013 T\u00e1ng ch\u00e1o)\u00a0 (618-907) , the term\u00a0xiao<\/em>\u00a0referred to the Chinese panpipes. After the Tang, however, this term came to be associated specifically with these vertical end-blown flutes.<\/p>\n