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Chinese orchestra
Chinese orchestra (民族管弦乐队, guoyuetuan): a 20th-century large ensemble of Chinese wind, bowed-string, plucked-string, and percussion instruments modeled on the Western symphony orchestra, begun with Shanghai's 1920 Datong Music Society and standardized after 1949.
Jiangnan sizhu (江南丝竹)
Jiangnan sizhu (江南丝竹), "silk and bamboo," is a chamber-style string-and-flute ensemble tradition of southern Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, known for its Eight Great Pieces, ornamental interplay, and 2006 national intangible heritage listing, distinct from loud wind-percussion bands.