Pai Xiao played an important role in both the advocacy of the Han Dynasty and the music of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Sui is the predecessor of the later pan flute. In the Zhou Dynasty, Xiao and Sui were mentioned by poets and included in the Book of Songs. In the classification of ancient musical instruments, the pan flute is listed as a bamboo musical instrument. In the era of Yu and Shun, t...
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