9,000 year old music: The Jiahu bone flute
31 December 2024

9,000 year old music: The Jiahu bone flute

A Thousand Whys
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What did the earliest Chinese instruments look and sound like? In this episode, we travel back nearly 9,000 years to discover the Jiahu crane bone flute, to explore its role in material and spiritual life in primitive tribes, and hear the echoes of early Chinese civilization.