Đàn tranh
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Image:Dantranh top02.jpgThe đàn tranh is a plucked zither of Vietnam. It has a wooden body and steel strings, each of which is supported by a bridge in the shape of an inverted "V."
The dan tranh can be used either as a solo instrument, or as one of many to accompany singer/s. The dan tranh originally had 16 strings but it was renovated by Master Nguyen Vinh Bao [1][2][3]of South Vietnam in the mid 1950s. Since then, the 17-stringed dan tranh has gained massive popularity and become the most preferred form of the instrument used throughout Vietnam.
The dan tranh is derived from the Chinese guzheng, and is also related to the Japanese koto and the Korean kayagum.
