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Sign in to saveThe '''''' () is a Chinese plucked string instrument. In ancient China, the term came to refer to three different musical instruments: a zither and two different types of harp.
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- Konghou, tomb of Wei Guizhen (AD 597-665).jpg
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- Konghou, tomb of Wei Guifei (AD 597–665)
- Instrument.background
- string
- Instrument.classification
- chordophone
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Wo konghou
- Zither
- Horizontal harp
- Shu konghou
- Feng shou konghou
- Modern {{transliteration|zh|konghou}}
- In other places
- Korea
- Japan
- Gallery
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The '''' () is a Chinese plucked string instrument. In ancient China, the term came to refer to three different musical instruments: a zither and two different types of harp.
Today, usually refers the modern concert harp, which was invented in the last century. ' refers to an extinct vertical angular harp, and ' to an extinct arched harp.
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