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What classical musical instruments are there?

China's classical musical instruments include lotus, guqin, chime, flute, pipa, erhu, guzheng and flute. Among them, guqin, erhu, guzheng, flute and pipa are more important.

1 Hefu is one of the oldest wind instruments in China, with a history of about 7000 years. Lin is a closed wind instrument with simple timbre and unique nature, which occupies an important position in the history of primitive art in the world.

2. Guqin, also known as the lyre, Qin Yu, Sitong and lyre, is a traditional plucked instrument of the Han nationality in China, which has a history of more than 3,000 years and belongs to the silk in the eight tones. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and lingering sound.

3. The chime was a large percussion instrument of Han nationality in ancient China, which rose in the Western Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties. China was the first country to make and use musical clocks.

4. The flute is an ancient Han musical instrument, and it is also the most representative and national musical instrument among Han musical instruments. China bamboo flute is one of the woodwind instruments commonly used in China traditional music, which is generally divided into Qu Di in the south, Bangdi in the north and Zhongdi in the middle.

Pipa is a traditional musical instrument in East Asia. 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.