Visitors play the guzheng, or Chinese zither, under blooming plum trees in Xinyuan township, Peng'an county, Sichuan province. [Photo by Wang Zemin/For chinadaily.com.cn] ...

That is because their wooden parts are not used directly to produce music. For instance, the Chinese zither, or guqin, and the erhu, a Chinese fiddle, are placed under the silk category ...

The Chinese zither, called guqin, has existed for over 3,000 years and represents China's foremost solo musical instrument tradition. Described in early literary sources and corroborated by ...