Аpproaches to the classification of the Chinese musical instruments
Various classifications of musical instruments formed in Europe and China, their similarity, differences, and the current state are considered and compared. The origins, evolution and specificity of traditional Chinese organology are represented in its relations with nature and society, worldview and ritualism. The systematization of Hornbostel-Sachs adopted in many countries of the world has found its practical application in musicology of China in the XXth century, which indicates the activation of the process of intercultural integration.