The world has found almost endless uses for bamboo—including musical instruments. The Chinese in particular have put it to a wide variety of uses. In the Chinese countryside, a person's life ...

Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and opera This is the seventh in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra ...

The sheng is one of the oldest, most important traditional Chinese instruments. It is made of bamboo pipes and its origins can be traced back over 3,000 years, making it one of the earliest known ...