But, through history, the arrow has also symbolized war, power, swiftness, the rays of the sun, knowledge... as well as deities such as the Greek god Apollo and goddess Artemis (both hunters), the Hindu weather god, Rudra; and various gods of sexual attraction: Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman), Kama (Hindu)....
The sanxian is most popular in the north. Ruan ()- commonly referred to as Chinese guitar, is an ancient four-stringed moon-shaped lute with long and straight neck and various number of frets, dated back at least to Qin Daynasty (around 200 BC). Ruan is used to be called p'i-p'a (pipa) or qin-pipa.
He is playing the oud (ud) which is a middle eastern instrument that is the father of the lute and grandfather of the guitar.1  Music.y oud teacher, Peter Dorian, playing at Fresno State. He is playing the oud (ud) which is a middle eastern instrument that is the father of the lute and grandfather of the guitar. 1  Music.