The wind and string instrument section of a traditional Chinese opera orchestra; can also refer to the musicians who play these instruments.
literary arena
A place where scholars or writers gather; a literary circle.
examination hall
(literary) The hall where civil service examinations were held in imperial China.
Guilin opera
A form of Qu'yi (folk musical storytelling) popular in the Guilin and Liuzhou areas of Guangxi, featuring singing accompanied primarily by the 扬琴yángqín, 二胡èrhú, and 琵琶pípa