Apple today has updated GarageBand for Mac and iOS to “celebrate the rich history of Chinese music.” The update for both platforms includes a variety of new sounds and instruments that cater towards ...

A guqin master provides hands-on instruction to a student on the playing techniques of this ancient Chinese instrument. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: The pursuit of beauty has been a timeless thread ...

Apple’s interests in China, its second-largest regional market, expand far beyond their recent $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing. As the company eyes a larger presence in China, they’re also ...

Students perform a collective flute piece during an interlude at Yinshan ethnic primary school in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Hu ...

A Chinese musician put a new spin on Irish music by playing some of Ireland's favorite trad songs on traditional Chinese instruments. Jaylin Chu always had an interest in Irish music but found it very ...

Xu Yang and her Chamber Orchestra perform. Unlike the widely-known Pipa, a pear-shaped four-stringed instrument passed down through numerous vicissitudes of China's long history, a similar plucked ...

As the animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 continues to sweep the box-office charts since the Spring Festival, its soundtrack, infused with traditional Chinese music, has also caught people off guard, ...

CHICAGO — The pandemic made a trip to China to cover the Olympic host country difficult. So we pivoted and found the Spirit of China stories right here at home in the United States. We traveled to ...

[1.] Ancient Chinese musical instruments -- The dawn of musical culture : China's oldest musical instruments -- The wonder of bronze : a tour of Shang and Zhou musical instruments -- Palace pageantry ...

Mantawoman, who grew up in San Francisco and studied the dulcimer in China, talks about Yo-Yo Ma, their music and embodying their true self The Chinese hammered dulcimer, or yangqin, has been around ...

The earliest records of the guzheng were found in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) but it was only in the following Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) period that it gained prominence. The musical ...