Chinese pan flutes have gone though many evolutions in the history, and the evolutions of the shape have some research value that cannot be ignored. This change is not accidental. The emergence and development of musical instruments are inseparable from the background of the historical era. The musical activities in archaeological objects and image materials can be regarded as the epitome of social music and cultural life at that time. This paper focuses on the comparison and sorting out of the representative archaeological relics of pan flutes in ancient China according to the timeline of historical development. Combining the historical background, the author further researches the shape changes and causes of the ancient Chinese pan flutes, and obtains the reasons and results of the shape evolution.

Ruya Liu. The Evolution of the Pan Flute in Ancient China. Frontiers in Art Research (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 11: 40-47. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2023.051106.

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