has a pear-shaped wooden body ?with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26РChinese Lute(pipa)Рvoice : clear, rustling, brightР大絃嘈嘈如急雨 : The bold strings rattled like splatters of sudden rain, ?小絃切切如私語 : The fine strings hummed like lovers' whispers. ?嘈嘈切切錯雜彈 : Chattering and pattering, pattering and chattering, ?大珠小珠落玉盤 : As pearls, large and small, ?on a jade plate fall.РChinese zither(guzheng)РChinese zither has existed since the Warring States Period(戰國時期) and became especially popular during the Qin dynasty. The ancient guzheng had 12 strings, which gradually evolved into it current formsР.РString Instruments (拉弦乐器)РErhu /Chinese Fiddle 二胡РBanhu 板胡РBright ,painfulРGentle , sorrowfulРGehu 革胡РZhonghu 中胡РJinghu京胡РPercussion Instruments (打击乐器)РLuo/Chinese Gong 锣РChinese Wood Block 木鱼