Shanghai Oriental Musical Instrument Museum 1/3

The Shanghai Oriental Musical Instrument Museum in Shanghai, China, combines the spatial structure of old buildings. The first unit of the entrance exhibition is drums. Drums are one of the oldest musical instruments in human history, widely existing in all nations of the world, from Japan to Egypt, and are important witnesses to the cultural transmission of music on the Silk Road. They not only play a role in marking beats and rhythmic structures in traditional and modern music of all nations and types, but are also important indicative instruments, and to a large extent play the role of "conductor", and are often used to bridge larger musical gaps. Various wind instruments have different shapes and are lifelike. They are made of primitive materials such as tibia and cow horns, as well as shells, metals and other horns, all of which highlight the cultural characteristics of Chinese civilization and different nations around the world, while also containing common cultural connotations.