Some examples are the liuqin , the pipa , the ruan , the sanxian, the yangqin , the yueqin and the zheng . Bowed instruments are stringed instruments that are played with a bow and are similar to the violin. Some examples are the banhu , the erhu , the gaohu , the gehu and the zhonghu . Wind instruments are blown into to create sound and can be compared to the flute. Some examples are the di , the sheng and the xiao .
Percussion instruments make noise by contact and can be compared to the drums.
Some examples are the bells, the cymbals, the gu , the luo , the muyu and the junlou . There are many different types of Chinese music. A lot of this is because there are so many different cultural groups within China. A popular theme in the Han music is maidens picking flowers. One of the forms of Chinese Music is the Chinese Opera.