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	Chinese Musical Instruments - Yueqin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Some Yueqins are either hexagon or octagon in shape.
		Together with the Jinghu, the Jingerhu, the Yueqin is named as one of the three great Peking Opera string instruments.
		The Yueqin is tuned to double fifths: a, d, e and a.
	www.paulnoll.com /China/Music/mus-yueqin.html (123 words)

	Music of Taiwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Budaixi hand-puppet theater and Taiwanese opera are very popular, while the latter is often considered the only truly indigenous Han form still extant today.
		Holo folk music is most common today on the Hengchun Peninnsula in the southernmost part of the island, where performers sing accompanied by yueqin (moon guitar), which is a type of two-stringed lute.
		While the Hengchun yueqin makes only five tunes, this can be diverse and complex when combined with the seven tones of the Taiwanese dialect.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Taiwan (896 words)

	Music of Taiwan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Budaixi hand-puppet theater and (additional info and facts about Taiwanese opera) Taiwanese opera are very popular, while the latter is often considered the only truly indigenous (Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy) Han form still extant today.
		Holo folk music is most common today on the Hengchun Peninnsula in the southernmost part of the island, where performers sing accompanied by yueqin (moon guitar), which is a type of two-stringed (Chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard) lute.
		While the Hengchun yueqin makes only five tunes, this can be diverse and complex when combined with the seven tones of the (A native or inhabitant of Taiwan) Taiwanese dialect.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mu/music_of_taiwan.htm (1014 words)

	Yueqin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The yueqin, with the name from its moon-sharped soundbox, is similar in construction to the long-necked ruan (moon guitar), from which it was developed.
		Clear and vigorous in tone it is commonly used to accompany local operas and narrative singings, and for solos or in ensembles as well.
		In the accompaniment to Beijing opera, the yueqin, together with the jinghu, the jing erhu (both two string fiddles) and the sanxian (long necked three string lute), forms the most important four.
	www.melodyofchina.com /06instruments/yueqin.html (146 words)

	Chinese Traditional Music - Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the earlier literature "pipa" seems to have been a general name for all plucked lutes but it was later confined to the pear shaped (or curved neck) lute which was probably introduced from India or Persia in possibly late Han times.
		The earlier round bodied, straight necked lute was renamed the ruan in honour, it is said, of RUAN Ji one of the Zhulin Qi Xian (Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove) at the time of the Wei Dynasty.
		In modern practice the pipa is tuned A D e a, and the liuqin and the yueqin G D A e.
	www.cechinatrans.demon.co.uk /ctm-inst.html (1108 words)

	The Truth about how Dafa Practitioner Shi Yueqin from Hainan Was Persecuted to Her Death \| Clearharmony - Falundafa in ...
		Shi Yueqin, about 30 years old, lived in Wenchang City, Hainan Province, and was an employee at the Hainan Food Supplies Department.
		They took Shi Yueqin to a police station and interrogated her around the clock for three days and nights.
		Shi Yueqin's death is the direct consequence of wrong deeds committed by the psychiatric hospital.
	www.clearharmony.net /articles/200406/20453.html (1009 words)

	Chinese instruments
		The Yueqin, with the name from its moon shaped sound box, "Yue" means Moon in Chinese.
		Clear and vigorous in tone it is commonly used to accompany local operas and narratives, and for solos or in ensembles as well.
		In the accompaniment to Beijing opera, the Yueqin, together with the Jinghu, the Jing erhu (both two string fiddles) and the Sanxian (three string lute), forms the most important four.
	www.chinesemusic.co.uk /english/pluckints.htm (1832 words)

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		The name is a shortened form of Ruan Xian, a musician and one of the "seven Sages of Bamboo Grove" of the 3rd century (the Six Dynasties).
		Mellow in tone quality, it is often seen in ensembles or in accompaniments, and as a solo instrument in recent years.
		It is said in Chinese myth that the first female ancestor Nüwa or one of her followers called Sui invented the instrument.
	www.doreanus.org /ccsfmusic/ConcertPage2.htm (1156 words)

	Chinatown Online - your guide to all things Chinese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The tone of the modern instrument lends itself to depicting optimism, though the traditional instrument was also capable of a more reflective sound.
		There are three basic kinds of lute, round-bodied like the ruan and yueqin, pear-shaped like the pipa and liuqin and with skin sounding membranes like the sanxian.
		The ruan is tuned either a fifth lower than the yueqin or in the same way as the pipa, with consequences for technique and the music most frequently played on it.
	www.chinatown.com.au /eng/article.asp?masterid=158&articleid=778 (746 words)

	Comment la pratiquante de Dafa Shi Yueqin de Hainan a été persécutée à mort \| Clearharmony - Falun Dafa en Europe
		Shi Yueqin, âgée d’environ 30 ans, vivait dans la ville de Wenchang, province de Hainan, et était employée au Département de l’Approvisionnement de Hainan.
		Ils ont emmené Shi Yueqin au poste de police et l’ont interrogée 24 heures sur 24 pendant 3 jours et 3 nuits.
		Shi Yueqin est la conséquence directe de mauvaises actions commises par l’hôpital psychiatrique.
	fr.clearharmony.net /articles/200407/14418.html (1232 words)

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		China's first lady of long hair whose tresses are 4.2 meters long was the star attraction at another exhibition in the ongoing "The Year of France in China" which delved deeply into the secrets of the growth on everyone's scalp.
		Dai Yueqin shows off her 4.2-meterlong hair at the “Decoding the Hair” exhibition in Beijing.
		An old Chinese saying says that long hair will bring a woman "troubles." However, that is definitely not the case with fashion-conscious ladies in today's China who well know the importance to their appearance of having a chic hairstyle.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-07/06/content_457621.htm (1047 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Face up to deep-seated contradictions: Opinion
		The measures set forth by the conference for changing the mode of economic growth, accelerating adjustment of the economic structure, propelling coordinated development and speeding up improvement of systems and mechanisms are very timely, profound and in place.
		Associate researcher Lin Yueqin with the Economics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said although China's average annual economic growth rate has exceeded 9 percent over the past 20 years and more, many deep-rooted problems and contradictions are concealed behind the high-speed growth, for instance, excessive dependence on investment.
		Li Yueqin warned that if the way of economic growth remains unchanged and continues to "grow at high speed" in line with the destructive mode, it will be hard for China's funds, technologies, resources, environment and other conditions to support the train of China's economy in speeding on.
	english.people.com.cn /200412/11/eng20041211_166938.html (676 words)

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		One person usually plays the castanets and the drum simultaneously, which are the conductor of the whole band.
		The orchestral instruments mainly compose of the Erhu, the Huqin, the Yueqin, the Sheng (reed pipe), the Pipa (lute) and other instruments.
		The band usually sits at the left side of the exit of the stage.
	www.smartebuyer.com /en/content/encyclopedia_detail.jsp?contentId=30 (398 words)

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		Its smaller brother is the liuqin "willow lute", and there is a cousin named "moon guitar" yueqin.
		A bigger type of this lute or guitar is the ruanxian, with a resonance body that is also flat like that of the yueqin, but deeper, and it is the only Chinese string instrument with holes in the resonance corpus.
		Both pipa and yueqin resonance bodies show no holes like the Western violins, lutes or guitars.A different type of plucked string instrument is the long neck guitar sanxian with three strings (that is also just its name) and a very small resonance body, often covered with a snake skin.
	www.newsfinder.org /comments.php?id=540_0_1_0_C (1684 words)

	Encyclopedia: Music of Taiwan
		Han can refer to: Han Chinese, the dominant majority ethnic group of mainland China The Chinese written language (漢文) The Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) of China The state of Han, a state during the Chinese Warring States Period Han, one of the Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms, founded by the...
		The moon guitar, also called la chin, laqin, yueh-chin or yueqin (Pinyin from Chinese æœˆç´), is a traditional Chinese musical instrument.
		The lute is a plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Music-of-Taiwan (2404 words)

	Chinaknowledge - Alphabets deriving from Chinese script (Zhuyin, Hiragana and Katakana)
		One of the first string instruments coming to China from the West was the lute pipa 琵琶 (see the history of the pipa in the encyclopedia Tongzhi).
		A bigger type of this lute or guitar is the ruanxian 阮咸, with a resonance body that is also flat like that of the yueqin, but deeper, and it is the only Chinese string instrument with holes in the resonance corpus.
		A different type of plucked string instrument is the long neck guitar sanxian 三弦 with three strings (that is also just its name) and a very small resonance body, often covered with a snake skin.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /Literature/Music/music.htm (1457 words)

	Beijing OPera muisc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although the dizi were replaced by the huqin, they were still of use of when melodious and elegant qupai (tunes) were needed to accompany such stage acts as dress-changing, sweeping and banquet table-setting.
		Anyway, their use became rare, so they had no regular players, but were looked after by huqin and yueqin players.
		Mei felt that the combined sounds of the jinghu, yueqin and xianzi were too weak and monotonous as instrumental accompaniment for the singing in his new opera.
	www.calstatela.edu /faculty/abloom/mei/pkmusic.htm (599 words)

	Die Wahrheit über den Foltertod der Falun Gong Praktizierenden Shi Yueqin aus Hainan \| Clearharmony - Falundafa in ...
		Frau Shi Yueqin, etwa 30 Jahre alt, lebte in Wenchang in der Provinz Hainan und war Angestellte des Hainan Nahrungsmittelversorgungsamtes.
		Sie brachten Shi Yueqin zu einer Polizeiwache und verhörten sie drei Tage und Nächte rund um die Uhr.
		Frau Shi Yueqins Tod ist die direkte Folge der falschen Behandlung in der Psychiatrie.
	www.clearharmony.de /articles/200406/17780.html (1104 words)

	Sichuan Qingyin
		It also had other names according to whether the performer uses a Yueqin (a four-stringed plucked instrument with a full-moon-shaped sound box) or a Pipa (flute) as accompaniment.
		The singer is usually a woman, and she is flanked by a Yueqin or Pipa player on the left and by a player of the Wanwanqin (a bowl-shaped plucked instrument), Erhu (a two-stringed bowed instrument) or Xiaohuqin (a small stringed instrument) on the right.
		There are also itinerant singers who offer performances in the street or in hotel lobbies, especially after the mid-Qing Dynasty.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_40159.htm (428 words)

	Hugo Media Group, Inc. :: Catalog - Kiigo - Contemporary/World Beat - LIU Xing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born in 1962, he started to learn Yueqin (moon guitar) at the age of twelve.
		In 1978, he was admitted to the Shanghai Music Conservatory and majored in yueqin.
		However, he was perceived as an enfant terrible and was expelled for failing examinations in harmony and counterpoint, and because of his "different" approach to form and structure, not to mention his attitude.
	www.hugomedia.com /kiigo/liu.htm (207 words)

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		Although the name Yueqin creates executive ambitions, we emphasize that it causes a blunt expression that alienates others.
		This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the reproductive organs, and tension or accidents to the head.
		Your name of Yueqin gives you the desire for success and financial accumulation and the confidence and drive to go after your ambitions, regardless of obstacles.
	www.kabalarians.com /female/yueqin.htm (418 words)

	Paco's Global Village Headline Article
		Between 1992 and 1993, Yan wrote Clouds, The Moon, A Music Journey on the Yellow River and Song of the General, all of which where made into recordings for release.
		He has also authored the publication, "The Performing Techniques of the Yueqin" and composed many Yueqin solo pieces such as Across the River, Oroqen's Bonfire among others.
		The Media has referred to him as the Yueqin Master and the Yueqin Poet.
	www.pacosvillage.com /articles/archives/June2002/hongkong_orch.htm (1098 words)

	ALLEGRO MUSIC - Order Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Feng Shao-Xian gives dazzling performances on the yueqin (four-string mandolin), zhong-ruan (Chinese guitar), sanxian (three-stringed lute), erhu, banhu (bowed lute), percussion and even some ambient vocals.
		A native of Heilongjiang Province (formerly Manchuria), Feng received early training at the Ping Opera Troupe, where he studied the erhu, sanxian, suona and jinghu.
		A true innovator, he has made numerous improvements to the yueqin that greatly enriched its expressiveness and creative capacity.
	www.allegro-music.com /online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=HGO37230 (111 words)

	YKK Forum - Moon Zither (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I'm wondering if it was recorded using a yueqin, since it uses tandem strings, like a mandolin.
		as a reference, the ruan and yueqin is used in Peking Operas...
		the yueqin comes in either two-stringed, 3 stringed (even spacing between) or the tandem strings as dave mentioned, while the ruan is 4 evenly spaced strings, and alpha's is missing the 3rd (2nd?) and replaced one of the tuning knobs w/ a ribbon.
	ykk.misago.org /Forum?cmd=show&id=951&replies=9 (765 words)

	The sound of China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For an estimated 3,000 members of the Tristate's Chinese community, the music may bring on a twinge of nostalgia.
		The chief stringed instruments are the jinghu (a two-stringed bowed instrument with a high register) and the yueqin or “moon guitar” (a four-stringed plucked instrument with a sound box shaped like a full moon).
		Hu May joins him with her banjo-like yueqin in an excerpt from Tipsy Beauty, a Beijing Opera.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/02/01/tem_the_sound_of_china.html (838 words)

	LubbockOnline Photo Gallery: China plane incident
		In this image made from television, Wang Yueqin, the mother of missing Chinese pilot Wang Wei, speaks to the media from a hospital bed in Huzhou, China's Zhejiang province Friday, April 6, 2001.
		Wang Wei went missing after his Chinese F-8 fighter collided with a U.S. spy plane Sunday over the South China Sea.
		The graphic at the side reads: "Wang Wei's mother, Wang Yueqin;" the bottom two lines read: "All parents can empathize with their plight.
	www.lubbockonline.com /gallery/china_plane_incident/61.shtml (96 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gasten zullen zijn Victor Snijtsheuvel op gitaar en Satoshi Ueda op yueqin (Chinese maangitaar).
		Dit concert is een dubbeloptreden met Charles Gayle, die op deze avond voornamelijk te horen zal zijn in zijn nieuwe rol als pianist.
		De gast is Satoshi Ueda uit Japan op yueqin en slidegitaar.
	www.draaiomjeoren.com /docs/p&ptournee.html (135 words)

	Welcome to quyi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		it also had other names according to whether the performer uses a yueqin, a four-stringed plucked instrument with a full-moon-shaped sound box, or a pipa as accompaniment.
		Since the 1950s, Sichuan qingyin has been formally used as the proper term to designate arias sung in the Sichuan dialect.
		Amateurs calling themselves "friends of qingyin" became a common sight, singing arias and playing the ptoa or yueqin.
	english.ccnt.com.cn /?catog=quyi&file=011001&ads=service_001 (418 words)

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