Saenghwang

Saenghwang
Korean name
Hangul
생황
Hanja
笙簧
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The saenghwang (Korean: 생황) is a traditional Korean wind instrument. It is a free reed mouth organ derived from the Chinese sheng. It is related to the Japanese instrument shō, which is also derived from the sheng.

The instrument was referred to historically as saeng (생; 笙) or u (우) during the Goryeo period.

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