What kind of musical instrument is Xiqin, and what musical instrument does it belong to?

Xiqin, playing stringed instruments. Started in the Tang Dynasty, also known as Ji (Tongxi) Qin. It has a long history and simple shape. Soft pronunciation and beautiful timbre. Can be used for solo, ensemble or accompaniment for song and dance.

Xiqin is the earliest stringed instrument found in the archaeological history of China so far. It was originally a bowstring instrument that the Korean people liked to use. According to legend, it was made by the Xi tribe in the northeast of China in the Song Dynasty. Western Qin is mainly popular in the three eastern provinces, especially in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province.

Western Qin has a long history and simple shape, and is widely used for solo, ensemble and song and dance accompaniment. It can make all kinds of music vivid, lifelike, and the music played with it has soft pronunciation and beautiful timbre. Every beat has cadence, which is connected with nature, and can vividly show all kinds of joys and sorrows contained in music, especially the sliding sound played with it, which is simply the reproduction of language cavity and extremely realistic.