We’re assuming that when the musical instrument known as the sheng was invented in China thousands of years ago, no one knew that it would one day be used to play a magically spot-on version of the ...

Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...

A collection of ancient jaw harps dating back some 4,000 years ago were unearthed in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, archaeologists announced at a press conference Monday. More than 20 ancient jaw ...

Ancient Chinese music performed by husband-and-wife duo Wang Jian-xin and Li Feng-yun on the historic instruments qin and xiao will be featured at Brigham Young University Friday, Sept. 18, in the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. It may now be the Year of the Dog, but Ancient Musical Treasures from ...

Chinese archaeologists working in Hubei province’s Zaoyang City have unearthed an ancient stringed instrument dating back thousands of years. It’s said to be the earliest ever found in China. Above: a ...

“Ancient Musical Treasures From Central China” features an instrument stand resembling a divine beast, a zither in the form of a banana leaf and bell chimes made for wild parties. But visitors should ...

Originating nearly 2,500 years ago, the guzheng is a traditional Chinese zither, a stringed instrument featuring up to 21 movable strings and bridges. The ancient instrument was the exact piece ...

Canada’s Red Chamber is a musical group that plays songs from the Tang Dynasty — that’s A.D. 618 to 907 — and performs jazz, blues and contemporary tunes on ancient instruments. The group features ...

Look what Tastefully Offensive found that Gizmodo found that we found: a girl playing the Super Mario Bros. theme on a sheng, “a Chinese instrument invented thousands of years ago.” What’s so neat ...