Before the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), the term xiao denoted a multi-tube instrument later known as the paixiao, or panpipe. Any single tube flute was called di. The transverse flute became increasingly popular during the Tang dynasty, and from that time forward the vertically blown flute was called xiao, the panpipe paixiao (a row of xiao), and the transverse flute was known as the di.
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Before the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), the term xiao denoted a multi-tube instrument later known as the paixiao, or panpipe. Any single tube flute was called di. The transverse flute became increasingly popular during the Tang dynasty, and from that time forward the vertically blown flute was called xiao, the panpipe paixiao (a row of xiao), and the transverse flute was known as the di.