What is Jiangnan sizhu?

A. instrumental music performed by amateurs in tea houses
B. outdoor ritual music played by groups to honor temples
C. solo instrumental music played on the qin, a seven-string zither
D. prayers sung aboriginal peoples to bring a good harvest

ANS: A. instrumental music performed by amateurs in tea houses

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