Meet the musician preserving one of China’s most unique sounds

CGTN | Updated: 2017-11-23 15:04

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One of the most unique and high-pitched sounds often heard in traditional Chinese music comes from the suona, an instrument one musician is trying to preserve. Zhou Dongchao is a suona master in Beijing who has been playing the instrument for nearly 50 years.

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