To either side the players of the pipa (a plucked string instrument, similar to the ancient Chinese lute), sanxian (a three-stringed plucked instrument), dongxiao (a vertical bamboo flute) and erxian (a two-stringed bowed instrument) are seated on traditional wooden armchairs.
左右各兩張太師椅上，坐著琵琶、三弦、洞簫和二弦。