1. Guqin

The oldest plucked instrument in my country was popular more than 3,000 years ago. There are seven strings on the piano surface, from thick to thin, arranged in a pentatonic scale from outside to inside. Thirteen piano emblems are also embedded on the surface of the piano to identify the phonetic positions on the strings. During performance, the right-hand plucked strings have three tone changes: loose, pan, and pressed. The scattered sound is pronounced with open strings, and its sound is strong and deep. The overtone is to touch the emblem lightly with your left hand to produce a light and fluttering sound. The pressing sound is produced by pressing the strings with the left hand. Moving the pressing finger can change the pitch and play glide, vibrato or other decorative sounds. In addition, it can also play intervals such as unison, octave, and fifth. There are so many documented records and spreads about Guqin that it is a treasure of ancient Chinese music.

2. Xun

An ancient wind instrument shaped like a pear and made of clay. It first appeared about 7,000 years ago, and most of them had two-tone holes and three-tone holes. By the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the five-tone hole pottery xun could play the seven-note scale and some semitones, and the pronunciation was simple, mellow and tragic.

3. Juzhen

Also known as "Reed Pipe" and "Eggplant Pipe". It has a history of about two thousand years. It originated in the Western Regions and was later introduced to the Central Plains. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were various forms such as large and small bamboo baskets, peach skin bamboo baskets and double bamboo baskets. It became popular all over the country from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Among the thirteen divisions of Jiaofang in the Song Dynasty, there was the Juozhen Division. Poets such as Du Fu and Bai Juyi often have detailed descriptions in their poems.

4. Ancient Pipa

Pi and Pa are the names of two different playing techniques in ancient times. Pi is played forward with the right hand, and Pipa is played backward with the right hand. Therefore, as far back as the Qin and Han Dynasties, , instruments with similar playing techniques are generally called Pipa. After a long period of development, it gradually evolved into a pipa with a half-pear speaker, a four-stringed tune, and a pipa played against the chest. Pipa is the most expressive instrument among Chinese plucked instruments. It can express the majestic momentum of ancient battlefields as well as the lingering longing in front of flowers and under the moon.

5. Gu Zheng

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was popular in Qin, so it was called Qin Zheng in history. Before the Han and Jin Dynasties, there were twelve strings, and after the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was increased to thirteen strings. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has gradually increased to fifteen or sixteen strings. Tuned according to the pentatonic scale. Traditional playing technique: Play with the big, index and middle fingers of your right hand. Press the strings with the index finger, middle finger or ring finger and middle finger of your left hand to obtain changing sounds such as "pressing, vibrating, rubbing, and pushing".

6. Konghou

Ancient plucked musical instruments were popular in the Han and Tang Dynasties. They have three types: horizontal, vertical and phoenix-headed instruments. It was gradually less used after the Ming Dynasty. The newly reformed harp has thirty-seven strings and is good at playing strokes, chanting, vibrato and other techniques, and has extremely rich expressive power.

7. Dongxiao

Single-pipe vertical flute became popular in the Han Dynasty. In ancient times, flutes were mostly made of bamboo, but some were also made of jade or porcelain. The upper end is sealed with a bamboo knot, and a semi-elliptical blow hole is opened at the seal. The volume is small, and the sound is melodious and elegant. It is famous for its beautiful and sweet music when the night falls deeper.

8. Braised 铓

Also known as 铓 gong, it is an ancient and very distinctive national fixed-pitched percussion instrument. It is made of ringing copper and has a papillary umbilical structure. , the gong surface is arched. The cymbals are composed of thirty-two cymbals, and the sound is rich, resonant and charming.

9. 篞

An ancient flute instrument with a lower pitch range. The earliest Chinese dictionary "Erya·Shiyue No. 7" records: "The big one is called the 簥, the middle one is called the 篯, and the small one is called the 环.

"The tone is low, sad and moving