Chinese Bamboo Flute

As an inextricable part of Chinese culture, Chinese flute has a long history covering over 7000 years. Experts have identified that the bone flute discovered in Hemudu, Zhejiang Province, dates back to more than 7000 years ago. The finding disproved the introduction of flute by Zhang Qian, a famous messenger, in Western Han Dynasty (206BC-25AD). Flutes in Jin Dynasty (265-420AD) and Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) appeared in various sizes and pitches. From Sui Dynasty(581-618AD), flutes which can play halftone came into existence. In Tang Dynasty(618-907AD), Liu Xi invented "Seven Star flute", which was the first flute in the world with film on one hole. This was a great evolvement in the history of the development of flute. When it came to Song Dynasty(960-1279AD),another kind of flute appeared with its mouthpiece in the middle and player crossed his hands when playing the flute. Flutes in Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368AD) were exactly the same with today's .(中文)

中国竹笛

中国文化源远流长，竹笛演奏艺术更是倍受人们的青睐。从远古时代的笛子雏形，到今天普遍使用的六孔定调膜笛，中国笛子经历了七千多年的岁月洗礼，以它特有的姿彩绽放在世界艺术的大舞台上。 据专家鉴定，从浙江河姆渡出地的骨笛据今已有七千多年的历史。有力地证明了西汉张骞出使西域时把笛子带入中国的说法。到了晋、汉时期就出现了长短不同的各种调式的笛子。隋朝以后，出现了能演奏半音的笛子。到了唐代，吕才发明了“尺八”竖吹。刘系制作了七星管，这是世界上最早的有笛膜的笛子，这是竹笛发展史上的一次重大演变。到了宋朝，又出现了吹孔在中间，两手交叉演奏的叉手笛。元代的笛子就和我们今天用的笛子完全一样了。

Before 1949, the level of flute performance was quite low, and flute mainly played supporting roles in diverse Chinese dramas. The art of Chinese bamboo flute has developed rapidly since 1949. The solo Happy Meeting marked the new life of flute on the stage. After 1970's three generations of flute players created a great amount of solos. As time goes by, Chinese flute is believed to be on the world art stage with its unique beauty.(中文)

解放前，我国贫穷落后，竹笛演奏水平较低，笛子主要是在各种戏曲中充当伴奏的角色。建国后，中国竹笛艺术蓬勃发展，著名笛子演奏家冯子存的一曲《喜相逢》使笛子以一种崭新的形式——独奏，登上了艺术舞台。七十年代以后，我国的老中青三代笛子演奏家又创作了一大批笛子独奏曲，又把笛子艺术推上了一个高峰。中国的笛子文化已经遍地开花，相信在众多的笛子演奏家和笛子爱者的共同努力下，中国笛子将以更迷人的姿态展现在世界艺术的大舞台上。