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What kind of musical instruments are the Thur and the Fou?

Thurl, an ancient Chinese plucked string instrument. It is shaped like a zither and has 25 strings with different thicknesses. Each string has a column. The strings are set according to the pentatonic scale. The earliest serpent has 50 strings, so it is also known as "fifty strings".

Fou, an ancient Chinese percussion instrument. Fou" is also known as "缻", a tiled vessel used to hold wine and syrup, and was used by the Qin people as a festival song."

China's Zhou Dynasty began very early according to the instrument's main sound part of the production material to the musical instrument for the eight tone classification "gold, stone, earth, leather, silk, bamboo, lagenaria, wood".

The percussion instrument, because it is made of burnt earth, is also known as an earth instrument.

Thur is a silk instrument because it is made of twisted silk threads.