With a full arrangement of Chinese instruments, this piece captures the Eastern spirit as well as any recorded. Just listen to the erhu on center stage, accompanied by the pipa (Chinese guitar) and gu zheng (zither), among others.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about Chinese music is that it is primarily a feminine art. Whereas the rest of the world is mostly driven by repetitive rhythms and other bold masculine themes, the subtle texture of Chinese music is as expressive as it is reserved…

Balance.
The perfect state of equilibrium.

So once you’ve appreciated this special piece of music, Click Here to see another world music video.

The mystical sound of the Chinese gu zheng is truly creative and sure to entertain music-lovers all the world over. After the video Click Here to check out the yangqin, another Chinese string instrument.

It is really something to capture the sound of a culture, let alone to display the sound of another, especially at such a young age, but that is exactly what we have here as a British girl sits behind the Chinese guzheng and delivers an absolutely amazing performance for all to enjoy.

After the video, Click Here to check out another string instrument.

Around the world there are dozens of different versions of the hammered dulcimer. They are all designed and played in a similar fashion, but they each have their own distinct sound, of course being influenced by the home country of the instrument.

When you hear the yangin played in this video, it becomes immediately obvious that this is the Chinese version of the hammered dulcimer. After the video, Click Here to check out another kind of hammered dulcimer.

Ancient string instrument of China, the pipa remains popular to this day, which is quite remarkable when you consider all the amazing world instruments that have fallen by the wayside in favor of conventional pop instruments.

The pipa may have only four strings, but it has many frets and is played in a way that allows for a wide range of unique sounds. Check out the pipa solo below, then Click Here to see another unique string instrument.