“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s” theme music is typified by the sounds of a melancholy stringed instrument. Without hearing it before, you might think the music was a special type of ...

The Chinese Association of Southampton puts on music lessons every weekend where children can learn to play traditional Chinese instruments. BBC Southampton's Abbie Collins sat in on one of the ...

By Ann Wang KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Built during the height of the Cold War to shelter supply boats from Chinese shells, one of Taiwan's most well-known wartime attractions last weekend echoed with ...

2007-01-21 04:00:00 PDT Xiqiao , China-- For more than 10 years, Wu Hong Fang's days have been filled with the same gentle sound, the quick chafe of sandpaper on spruce and maple. Working briskly, she ...

This is the sixth 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 ...

Herbert Kuehne, of Monroe Township is a self-described "Bach, Mozart and Beethoven person," but after attending a standing room only performance at the Monroe Township Library of traditional Chinese ...

ATLANTA — There's a place in Atlanta where musicians can learn to play the bamboo flute, the guzheng, and even the erhu. These instruments in the western world are known as the flute, 21-string ...

A group of William & Mary students had a unique picnic of sorts at the Confucius Institute on Monday. While enjoying pizza on paper plates and tea in delicate porcelain cups, they were treated to a ...

The celebrated Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun will conduct the China Symphony Orchestra together with suona performer Liu Wenwen, violin player Lu Wei and celloist Wang Jian to kick off the ...