Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Updated: 2014-07-14 07:15

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China's musical instrument

Ancient Chinese believed music could purify a person's mind. Typical Chinese musical instruments include the Xun, Xiao, Sheng, Pipa, Guzheng, Guqin, Erhu, Dizi, to name a small few. The instruments represent Chinese folk culture.

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

A foreign girl looks at a cucurbit flute in Shanghai, May 27, 2007. [Photo by Jiang Zhenxiong/asianewsphoto.com]

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

 

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