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Is the harp Chinese?

Harp, also known as Guang, Hou. It is an ancient Chinese plucked instrument, the harp, which comes in three styles, the lying harp, the vertical harp, and the first harp of the Phoenix Suns. When

As far back as the Warring States (221 BC 770 BC -), the Chinese government in Chunan has been lying harp prototype.

Elegant harp music was originally used in the Han Dynasty (220 206 BC - AD) for the Qing Shang music. Yan music of the Sui Dynasty (581 - 618 AD) was gradually popularized with folk and ethnic minority areas.

The vertical harp, also known as the hu harp, harp, and yi yi head harp, was introduced to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD--220 AD) from the Persian West, and became popular during the Sui and Tang dynasties (581--907 AD), generally used for liturgical music. The Phoenix Suns' first harp was originally

The Indian bowed harp "vina" of the Tianzhu passed through the Middle Kingdom of China in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was used in China during the Sui and Tang dynasties (581--907 AD).

The harp, with its bright sound and wide range, can not only play melodies, but also chords, more advantageous in solos and ensembles, was an indispensable tool for the ancient Chinese royal family, and the harp can be played in portraits from the Datonggang on the Dunhuang mural reliefs and in many music and dance scenes in the grottoes. The widespread popularity of the harp visible in China for a long time.