1. Zither
1.1. China
1.1.1. Qin - plucked seven-stringed zither
1.1.2. Yangqin - hammered dulcimer (a type of zither)
1.2. Japan
1.2.1. Koto - plucked thirteen-stringed zither
1.3. Mongolia
1.3.1. Yatga - plucked seven-stringed zither
1.4. Indonesia
1.4.1. Siter + Celempung - plucked zither with between 11-13 strings
1.5. Vietnam
1.5.1. Đàn tranh - 17-stringed plucked zither
1.6. Korea
1.6.1. Komungo - six-stringed zither
2. Lute
2.1. China
2.1.1. Pipa - four-stringed lute
2.1.2. Sanxian - three-stringed lute
2.2. Japan
2.2.1. Shamisen - three-stringed lute
2.2.2. Biwa - short-necked fretted lute
2.3. Mongolia/Tuva
2.3.1. Chanzy - three-stringed lute
2.4. India
2.4.1. Sitar - seven-stringed plucked instrument, with 12 sympathetic strings
2.4.2. Sarod - fretless plucked string instrument
2.4.3. Tambura - fretless plucked string instrument (a drone)
2.5. Malaysia
2.5.1. Sapeh - plucked traditional lute
2.6. Thailand
2.6.1. Krachappi - plucked, fretted four-stringed lute
3. Strings
3.1. China
3.1.1. Erhu - two-stringed bowed instrument (fiddle)
3.2. Japan
3.2.1. Kokyu - three-stringed bowed instrument
3.3. Mongolia/Tuva
3.3.1. Igil - two-stringed bowed instrument
3.4. Indonesia
3.4.1. Rebab - two-stringed bowed instrument
3.5. India
3.5.1. Esraj - bowed stringed instrument
3.5.2. Sarangi - fretless three-stringed bowed instrument
3.6. Korea
3.6.1. Haegeum - two-stringed bowed instrument
4. Membranophone/Metallophone
4.1. China
4.1.1. Gong / Tambourine / Low-pitched drum / Cymbals
4.2. Japan
4.2.1. Kakko - small double-headed drum
4.2.2. Taiko - large double-headed drum
4.2.3. Shoko - small suspended gong
4.3. Mongolia
4.3.1. Tam-tam - large gong
4.3.2. Tuur - frame drum
4.4. Indonesia
4.4.1. Kemong - smallest hanging gong
4.4.2. Kempli - small horizontally mounted gong
4.4.3. Reyong - row of 12 horizontally mounted gong chimes
4.4.4. Kendhang - two-headed drum
4.4.5. Ugal - largest two-octave metallophone
4.4.6. Jegogan - pair of largest one-octave metallophone
4.5. India
4.5.1. Tabla - pair of drums
4.5.2. Pakhwaj - long drum with a head at each end
4.5.3. Harmonium - reed organ operated by bellows + keyboard
4.5.4. Shruti box - electronic instrument played as a drone
4.6. Korea
4.6.1. Jing - low-pitched gong
4.7. Thailand
4.7.1. Taphon - two-headed drum
5. Aerophone/Woodwind
5.1. China
5.1.1. Dizi - bamboo flute
5.1.2. Guan - double-reed instrument
5.1.3. Sheng - mouth-blown free reed instrument (like a small organ)
5.2. Japan
5.2.1. Shakuhachi - bamboo flute
5.2.2. Hichiriki - double-reed instrument
5.2.3. Sho - type of mouth organ
5.3. Mongolia
5.3.1. Tsuur - flute without a mouthpiece
5.3.2. Ever Buree - clarinet like instrument
5.4. Indonesia
5.4.1. Suling - bamboo flute
5.5. India
5.5.1. Bansuri - bamboo flute
5.6. Lao
5.6.1. Khene - mouth organ
5.7. Korea
5.7.1. Daegeum - bamboo flute
5.8. Lebanon
5.8.1. Ney - end-blown flute
5.9. Cambodia
5.9.1. Pei pok - bamboo flute