The bawu and guan are sometimes mis-identified as flutes, but they are reed instruments. Bang Di The Di Zi (笛子, pinyin dí zi), is a very unique kind of Chinese transverse flute. ... Various sizes of xiao The xiao (Traditional Chinese: ç°«; Simplified Chinese: 箫; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: hsiao) is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. ... The end-blown flute is a simple woodwind instrument where the player directs air against the end of a pipe or tube. ... The paixiao (traditional: 排簫; simplified: 排箫; pinyin: páixiao; also pai xiao, pai-hsiao) is an ancient Chinese wind instrument, a form of pan pipes. ... The koudi (Chinese: å£ç¬›; also spelled kou di) is a very small Chinese flute made from bamboo. ... The xun is a Chinese ocarina made of clay or ceramic. ... The bawu (å·´çƒ, also ba wu) is a Chinese wind instrument. ... The guan (管, literally pipe or tube) is a Chinese double reed wind instrument. ...
Chinese flutes are generally made from bamboo and belong to the bamboo classification of Chinese music, although they can be (and have been) made of other materials such as jade. This article is about the plant. ... A selection of antique, hand-crafted Chinese jadeite jade buttons Jade An ornamental stone, jade is a name applied to two different silicate minerals. ...
External links
Ron Korb's Asian Flute Gallery (features descriptions and photos of the dizi, xun, and other Chinese wind instruments
Chinese archeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the oldest known playable musical instrument, a seven-holed flute fashioned 9,000 years ago from the hollow wing bone of a large bird.
The Chinese scientists had published their work in journals only in their own country, which in terms of making it known worldwide "is as effective as entombing it in the Great Pyramids," said the Brookhaven scientist, Garman Harbottle, an expert in using nuclear science in archeological and fine arts applications.
The 9,000-year-old flute that weathered the centuries to remain in unusually fine condition was found at the village of Jiahu, located by the central Yellow River valley in China.
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