#47: In Thailand the Gongde is held in both Thai and Chinese circles, either at a Chinese temple or a Thai Buddhist temple and are attended by both Chinese descendants and Thai people. Today live Chinese music performed in concert is observed in the Gongde ceremony and Buddhist ritual music only.
#48: The larger ceremonies that take place in a Chinese temple usually have music accompaniment when the monks pray or chant. In both Thailand and China, the groups that play in these temples have been hired or they may be local groups in the area who have been invited to perform as the temples do not have resident bands or groups. Chinese musical instruments in Buddhist ritual music comprise the drum, Gong, cymbals and the Yangqin or Suona (Chinese wind instrument). Sometimes the Erhu is added. Music ensembles can be large or small.
#50: In Shantou, it is the Guzheng, the most popular Chinese folk music instrument that Chinese girls love to play. A Guzheng class home school at Jin Xin Dasha, Shantou