Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string instrument that has been found in China. By placing kouxian between the lips and tapping it with the fingers, the instrument can produce sounds, ...

Tang Kangmin, a university student majoring in medicine, walked onto the stage of China's Got Talent last month in order to fulfill the dream of her father by playing a difficult and dangerous ...

Kouxian remains popular with various ethnic groups in China. The kouxian music still played by ethnic Yi people, in Butuo, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in southwest China's Sichuan ...

Unlike the traditional kouxian performing style, Ma usually hits the jaw harp faster, which results in a louder reverberation of sounds produced by mouth. In 2022, Ma received a master award, during ...