Is the yangqin also a Chinese folk instrument?

The yangqin was originally an ancient Persian musical instrument that flourished in Europe in the 14th century. It was introduced to China in the eighth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1580), and was initially popular along the coast of Guangdong, but gradually spread to the interior. After successive generations of artists, it has become a unique Chinese musical instrument with Chinese artistic characteristics.

The traditional yangqin has "eight tones" (f-c2, 24 tones), "double-ten type" (d1-d3, 30 tones) and "double-twelve type" (d1-d3, 30 tones). "Double twelve type" (c-e3, 36 tones) and other types of systems. There are defects such as narrow range, small volume, difficult tuning and inability to transpose, and limited expressive power.

The yangqin has been passed down and evolved in China for more than four hundred years. During this period, Chinese instrument makers have developed many new varieties of the yangqin, such as the diatonic yangqin, the transposed yangqin, the zheng yangqin, and the electroacoustic yangqin, etc. In particular, the electroacoustic yangqin is worth mentioning. Especially worth mentioning is the electro-acoustic yangqin, which consists of a body, a pickup, an amplifier and a loudspeaker. When the strings vibrate, the sound waves are transformed into electrical signals through the pickup, and then, after the amplifier embellishes the tone, are emitted from the loudspeaker. The electro-acoustic yangqin is capable of both accompaniment and solo performance, and has therefore been well received by yangqin players since its introduction.

When playing, the instrument is placed on a stand, and the left and right hands each hold a bamboo to strike the strings on both sides of the barcode.

The bamboo methods (i.e., playing techniques) include monotone, left and right flicking rounds, double tones, long rounds (dense bamboo) rolling, lining, staccato, arpeggio, plucking, up and down sliding, overtones, etc. The instrument specializes in playing light, lively, and lively strings. It specializes in playing light and lively tunes.

Traditional pieces include "Dragon Boat", "Su Wu", "Joyful Tidings", "Shandandandan Flowers Bloom in Red", "General's Decree" and so on.