The sheng, a wind-Instrument that is also known as the Chinese mouth organ, was first mentioned in oracle bone inscriptions during the Shang dynasty as early as 1500 B.C. The term "sheng" means “to grow and develop" and the character depicts seeds sprouting from the ground.

The ancients fashioned instruments from the most basic elements. The Sheng could have sprung to life when someone heard the sound of wind across the top of a piece of cut bamboo. Thirty-five hundred years and half-a-world later a picture and description appears in this whitespace.

Good day to just go plant some bamboo mebbe.

[Image/Text @ Crosssound Instruments]