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What are the categories of national musical instruments in China (what are the categories of national musical instruments in China)?

China national musical instruments are divided into four categories: wind instruments, plucked instruments, percussion instruments and stringed instruments.

1. Wind instruments: The pronunciation of wind instruments in China is mostly made of bamboo or wood. It mainly uses airflow to excite the air column, diaphragm or reed to vibrate and sound. Loud voice. According to their different structures, they can be divided into three categories: the first category: reed-less flute, such as horizontal flute and vertical flute. The second category: those with whistles, such as suona and pipes. The third category: reed instruments such as Lusheng, Hulusheng and Bawu.

2. plucked instruments: plucked instruments in China can be divided into horizontal and vertical types. Horizontal styles, such as: zither, guqin, dulcimer, piano solo; Vertical, such as: Pipa, Ruan, Yueqin, Sanxian, Dongbula, Zamu Nie.

3. Percussion instruments: There are many kinds of national percussion instruments in China, with rich skills and distinctive national styles.

According to their different pronunciations, it can be divided into: gong, such as: big gong, small gong, cloud gong and so on; Loud wood, such as boards, bangzi, wooden fish, etc. Leather, such as drums, drums, drums, elephant feet drums, etc.

4. stringed instruments: stringed instruments mainly refer to huqin instruments. Most stringed instruments are double stringed instruments, and a few use four stringed instruments, such as Hu Si, Gehu and Ai Jieke. Snake skin, python skin, sheepskin, etc. Covered by most piano tubes; Several boards were used, such as coconut trees and banhu. A few are flat or oblate, such as, Hu, Banhu, etc.