▁aper cuss ive ▁ens emb les ▁called ▁a ▁ch u ig ush ou . ▁Ens emb les ▁consisting ▁of ▁mouth ▁org ans ▁( sh eng ), ▁sh aw ms ▁( su ona ), ▁fl utes ▁( d izi ) ▁and ▁per cussion ▁instruments ▁( es pecially ▁y un lu o ▁g ongs ) ▁are ▁popular ▁in ▁northern ▁villages ; ▁their ▁music ▁is ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁imperial ▁temple ▁music ▁of ▁Be ij ing , ▁X i ' an , ▁W ut ai ▁sh an ▁and ▁T ian jin . ▁X i ' an ▁drum ▁music , ▁consisting ▁of ▁wind ▁and ▁per cuss ive ▁instruments , ▁is ▁popular ▁around ▁X i ' an , ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁some ▁commercial ▁popular ity ▁outside ▁of ▁China . ▁Another ▁important ▁instrument ▁is ▁the ▁sh eng , ▁pip es , ▁an ▁ancient ▁instrument ▁that ▁is ▁ancest or ▁of ▁all ▁Western ▁free ▁re ed ▁instruments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁accord ion . ▁Par ades ▁led ▁by ▁Western - type ▁br ass ▁bands ▁are ▁common , ▁often ▁compet ing ▁in ▁volume ▁with ▁a ▁sh aw m / ch u ig ush ou ▁band . ▁ ▁In ▁southern ▁F uj ian ▁and ▁Taiwan , ▁N any in ▁or ▁N angu an ▁is ▁a ▁genre ▁of ▁traditional ▁ball ads . ▁They ▁are ▁s ung ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁x iao ▁and ▁a ▁pip a , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁traditional ▁instruments . ▁The ▁music ▁is ▁generally ▁sorrow ful ▁and ▁typically ▁de als ▁with ▁a ▁love - str icken ▁women .