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What kinds of plucked instruments are there?

A plucked instrument is a general term for instruments that pluck strings with fingers or plucked instruments and tap strings with harps and bamboo poles. China plucked instruments have a long history and a wide variety, which is a very distinctive stringed instrument. There are many plucked instruments, especially erhu, guzheng, violin, guitar, viola, cello, guqin and so on. There are mandolin, guitar (bass) harp, banjo and balaka in the west. -Quoted from the Internet

Guqin is the most typical plucked instrument and the most common plucked instrument, which occupies the most important position among the ancient national musical instruments in China. Guqin can be solo or combined with other musical instruments. There are also many legends and fairy tales about guqin in history. Guqin is not only a musical instrument, but also endowed with historical and cultural significance, and its color is endowed with more profound humanistic significance. Moreover, guqin, which has been circulated for thousands of years, has become a national treasure art, displayed in major exhibition halls and often seen at auctions. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and lingering sound.

Guzheng is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China. Guzheng became an essential instrument for making music in the Tang Dynasty. Ancient women did not have the right to study, but learning music became a compulsory course for them. Guzheng is the most commonly used musical instrument for ancient women. He has rich playing skills and strong expressive force.

The violin is a stringed instrument. It occupies a place in western musical instruments, and violinists imported from abroad need extremely high talent to reach an amazing level, so it is called the instrument with the highest difficulty coefficient.