Is it a three-stringed xylophone or raw?

Muqin Sanxian belongs to plucked instruments.

Sanxian, also known as Heizi, is a traditional plucked instrument in China [1], and other ethnic minorities also have instruments similar to Sanxian. The handle is very long, the speaker is square, with covers on both sides and three strings, which are played in your arms. The timbre is rough and bold. Can be solo, ensemble or accompaniment, widely used in national instrumental music, opera music and rap music.

Modern Sanxian is improved on the basis of traditional Sanxian. The Big Three Immortals are divided into 60 types and 80 types, which were successfully developed in 1960 and 1980 respectively, hence the name. Pipa (Lute in English), known as "the king of plucked instruments" and "the first plucked instrument", is a plucked instrument. Wooden, the speaker is semi-pear-shaped, with four strings on it, originally made of silk.

Now it is made of steel wire, steel rope and nylon. The neck and panel have "phase" and "product" for determining phonemes. It is an important national musical instrument for solo, accompaniment, ensemble and ensemble. Pipa is a traditional plucked instrument in East Asia, with a history of more than two thousand years. The earliest musical instrument "Pipa" in China appeared around the Qin Dynasty.

The word "Jue" in the word "Pipa" means "two jade collide and make a pleasant knocking sound", which means that it is a musical instrument that makes a sound by plucking the strings. "Bi" refers to "a string with equal columns". "Ba" means that this instrument is always attached to the player, unlike the harp, which does not touch the human body.