INSTRUMENTS, Interesting Research Work by Local Chinese Society The resuscitation of ancient Chinese music and musical instruments is being attempted by local Chinese musicians, and some very interesting research work has been carried out.
Members of the Tatung Musical Society, after many years' study, ave discovered that, apart from more than 80 kinds of musical struments which they have made along ancient lines, there are stil 80 other ancient instruments whicn can be made, says the domestic press.
Members say that the only cliff cult problem now to be solved in making these instruments is that of obtaining suitable wood. About 170 trees, each of which is said to be over 800 years old, have been discovered in Nanking, says 1 '"Shunpao," and these are claimed to be the most suitable for making Chinese ancient musical instruments, Learning of this, members. of the Society applied to the Ministry of Education for permission to use 4U of the trees to make ancient musical instruments.
As the Ministry is particularly interested in research work in this connection, the request has been granted and the director of the Anelent Relies Museum in Nanking has been ordered to allocate som> of the old trees for use by members: of the Society.
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