中文课 Blog Post #6

1.我的生日四月三号。
2.我太兴奋了。
3.我是二十一岁！
4.好长时间没上网，你是不是功课很忙啊？
5.好好学习，天天向上！

While the dizi (笛子) is the common Chinese transverse flute, the xiao (箫) is the long flute. It is played as a Western recorder, meaning that it is an end-blown flute. Painted xiao players can be seen on pots from the Han dynasty and on brick tomb walls from the Wei and Jin period (220-240). Nowadays, it is usually made from nine-joint black bamboo and has eight finger holes. Six are placed near the front with one at the rear and two air holes at the end.

Tones created with the xiao are soft and suitable for either solo performances or accompaniment. The term long-feng xiao refers to two coupled flutes engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns.

Source:
http://www.melodyofchina.com/06instruments/xiao.html

Performances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-pjlgQhcqc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NfhHqQPxgs&feature=related