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How are Chinese instruments seperated?

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... musical instruments are separated into eight classes according to the materials from which they are madeÑgourd (sheng); bamboo (panpipes); wood ( chu, a trough-shaped percussion instrument); silk (various types of zither, with silk strings); clay (globular flute); metal (bell); stone (sonorous stone); and skin (drum).

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