# Chinese Instruments > Educational app showcasing Chinese musical instruments with audio and video. (iPhone/iPad app by Hon Fai Yiu.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-instruments/id560434784 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hon Fai Yiu](https://appshunter.io/developer/498484006) - Category: Music, Education - Price: Free - Rating: 3.80/5 from 4 App Store ratings Β· 2 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 10.0 Β· 198 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2012-09-15 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - Monetization: ad-supported - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-instruments/id560434784/reviews.md ## What is Chinese Instruments? Chinese musical instruments are very interesting and have a very long history. This app try to present these Chinese instruments to non-Chinese player. There is a Chinese Version for the Chinese people. Chinese Music has been made since the dawn of Chinese civilization with documents and artifacts providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122BC to 256 BC). Today, the music continues a rich traditional heritage in one aspect, while emerging into a more contemporary form at the same time. Traditional music in China is played on solo instruments or in small ensembles of plucked and bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and various cymbals, gongs, and drums. The scale is pentatonic. Dizi and qin are among the oldest known musical instruments from China; instruments are traditionally divided into categories based on their material of composition: animal skins, gourd, bamboo, wood, silk, earth/clay, metal, and stone. Chinese orchestras traditionally consist of bowed strings, woodwinds, plucked strings and percussion. This app includes 24 Chinese instruments, which fall into four categories: Wind instruments include dizi, xiao, sheng, suona, guan and xun etc. Plucked instruments include pipa, zheng, ruan, liuqin, sanxian and qin etc. Bowed instruments include erhu, gaohu, banhu, zhonghu, gehu and matouqin etc. Percussion instruments include dagu, bangu, bo, lou, bianzhong and yangqin etc. Each instrument has a high resolution picture, a description text file and a famous representative music. There are total 25 pieces of Chinese music, total time play exceed two hours. There is also a Music Player to play the music, if you want to listen to the music only. Beside music, there are two YouTube Video links to each instrument. This free version is the same with the paid version, except iAd advertisements added. ## Key features - 24 Chinese instruments detailed - High-resolution instrument images - Descriptive text for each instrument - Representative music samples - Integrated music player - YouTube video links - Categorized instrument list ## Recent user reviews (2 of 2) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-instruments/id560434784/reviews.md ### 5/5 β€” πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒsooo nice *2017-05-22* From where you get the musics!! I like these musics every much very wowπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ ### 5/5 β€” T. P. Wan Khosla *2016-09-14* A wonderfully interactive app for those wishing to learn about authentic chinese music. ## Frequently asked questions about Chinese Instruments ### What Chinese instruments are featured in Chinese Instruments? Chinese Instruments features 24 traditional Chinese instruments, including wind instruments like dizi and sheng, plucked instruments like pipa and zheng, bowed instruments like erhu, and percussion instruments like dagu and bo. ### Does Chinese Instruments have ads? Yes, this free version of Chinese Instruments contains advertisements. ### What kind of content does Chinese Instruments offer for each instrument? For each instrument, Chinese Instruments provides a high-resolution picture, a detailed description, a famous representative music piece, and two YouTube video links. ### How much music is included in Chinese Instruments? The app includes a total of 25 pieces of Chinese music, with a total playback time exceeding two hours. ### What is the age rating for Chinese Instruments? Chinese Instruments has an age rating of 17+, which may indicate mature content or themes not suitable for younger audiences. ### On which devices can I use Chinese Instruments? Chinese Instruments is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. ### How often is Chinese Instruments updated? The latest version of Chinese Instruments was released on November 18, 2017, indicating that updates may not be frequent. ### What is the user rating for Chinese Instruments? Chinese Instruments has an average rating of 3.8 stars based on 4 user ratings. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 2.3 β€” 2017-11-18 This app has been updated by Apple to display the AppleΒ Watch app icon. Update for iOS 11 and iPhone X. ### 2.0 β€” 2017-01-31 This new version is rebuilt for iOS 10. New UI and new outlook, run faster on the new iOS. This app is adaptive for portrait and landscape, and for the new iPad Pro split screen adaptation. ### 1.0 β€” 2012-09-15 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Chinese Instruments | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Frame Drum!](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/frame-drum/id549987014) | 2.8 (4) | Free | Music | | [Hand Drums](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hand-drums/id476913839) | 3.8 (9) | Free | Music | | [Harmony Hub Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harmony-hub-pro/id6463854682) | β€” | Free | Music | | [Music Burst - Play Instruments](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-burst-play-instruments/id642656011) | 2.5 (4) | Free | Music | ## More apps by Hon Fai Yiu - [δΈ­εœ‹ε€δ»Šζ¨‚ε™¨](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id498484003) - [Music Lexicon in 4 Languages](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-lexicon-in-4-languages/id502272829) - [Chinese Music Instruments](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-music-instruments/id505078478) - [Voice Metronome - Multilingual](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-metronome-multilingual/id510238430) - [The Great Violinists](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-great-violinists/id513828878) - [Baton Metronome](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baton-metronome/id516547869) All apps by Hon Fai Yiu: https://appshunter.io/developer/498484006 ## Related topics [musical instruments chinese](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/musical-instruments-chinese) Β· [chinese music instruments](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/chinese-music-instruments) Β· [erhu](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/erhu) Β· [chaney instruments](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/chaney-instruments) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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