Name: YANG QIN Classification: chordophone Origin: Chinese
Photo credits: Julie Tan
The yang-qin is a dulcimer, played using a pair of bamboo mallets. Each note consists of 2, 3 or 4 metal strings. (Tan 1983).
Side view and playing technique Photo: Julie Tan Photo: Leong Ngan Ping
Yangqin mallet, photo credits: Julie Tan
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