A duxianqin performer, Gui Duo Chang, at Covent Garden, London
| Duxianqin | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 獨弦琴 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 独弦琴 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "lone string zither" | ||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 一弦琴 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "one string zither" | ||||||||
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The duxianqin is a Chinese plucked string instrument with only one string; it is derived from the Vietnamese đàn bầu. Chinese sources describe duxianqin as being an instrument of the Jing (also spelled Gin or Kinh) ethnic group, who are ethnic Vietnamese living in China.[1] It is still commonly played by this ethnic group. Sometimes the body of the instrument is made from a large tube of bamboo rather than wood, which is more common in Vietnam.
- ^ "Duxianqin". Cultural China. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2014.