The following musical instruments do not belong to China's national musical instruments.

Strictly speaking, the erhu is not a national instrument. The erhu and jinghu are both types of huqin. The so-called hu, that is to say, is the western region of the nation. Today the West Asia region countries.

Chinese national musical instruments

1, Qu flute

Qu flute, also known as the "Ban flute", "city flute" or "tie line flute

The recorder, also known as the "ban flute", "city flute" or "tie-line flute", is a musical instrument used to accompany southern kunqu and other operas, and is also known as the "Su flute" because it is abundantly produced in Suzhou.

The pipe body is thick and long, the tone is simple, mellow, pay attention to the luck of the long, the intensity of the change is meticulous, often using the first release and then close, a sound of three rhymes, melodious and gentle, playing the tune is more beautiful, delicate, gorgeous, with a strong flavor of the south of the Yangtze River.

2, three strings

Three strings is China's traditional folk plucked instrument. Because Zhang has three strings and named. Influenced by different regions, nationalities and cultural customs, the sanxian has always had a variety of forms, which can be roughly categorized into two kinds of sanxian, big and small. after the 1950s, some musical instrument improvers and sanxian players improved on the basis of the two kinds of sanxian, and achieved great success.

3, pipa

Pipa, is the first of the plucked instruments, plucked strings stringed instruments. Wooden, the speaker is half pear-shaped, mounted on the four strings, the original is made of silk, now more steel wire, steel rope, nylon. In the history of modern Chinese folk music, there are two major schools of pipa: the "Hai School" (Pudong School) and the "Zhe School" (Pinghu School). The pipa art of the Pinghu School has considerable historical value for the study of national music history.

4, suona

The sound of suona is bright and loud, and the tube is made of wood, conical in shape, with a brass tube with a whistle at the upper end, and a brass trumpet (called a bowl) at the lower end, which is why it is commonly called a trumpet.

Suona pronunciation high, loud and clear, in the past, more in the folk song blowing, rice-planting songs, drumming classes and local music, opera accompaniment in the application. Through continuous development, it has enriched its playing skills and improved its expressive power, and has become a solo instrument with special characteristics, and is used in the ensemble of national bands or in the accompaniment of operas, songs and dances.

5, sheng

Sheng, is a traditional ancient Chinese wind instrument, it is the world's earliest use of free reed instruments, and the development of Western musical instruments has played a positive role in promoting.

The sheng belongs to the reed instrument family of reed instruments, and is the ancestor of most existing reed instruments in the world. The sheng has a clear, elegant, soft and singable sound, with Chinese folk colors.