The gayageum is a traditionally 12-string wooden instrument with bright, warm, and soft tone, while the geomungo, traditionally with six strings, offers a deeper, more resonant sound ...
UNESCO added the Uygur Muqam of Xinjiang to its list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. About 60 senior Muqam artists in Xinjiang contributed to the application, ...