Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string instrument that has been found in China. By placing kouxian between the lips and tapping it with the fingers, the instrument can produce sounds, ...

Unlike the traditional kouxian performing style, Ma usually hits the jaw harp faster, which results in a louder reverberation of sounds produced by mouth. In 2022, Ma received a master award, during ...

An Yuge, inheritor of the kouxian music played by ethnic Hui people An says her mother first saw kouxian in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the 1950s. Nowadays, women still use the ...