Can a single string produce sound? Yes, a single string really can. The Jing ethnic group's single-stringed instrument, through the plucking of its string by the fingertips, weaves the breath of the ocean and the soul of the people into a flowing melody. Sounding like the tides of rivers and seas and the forest winds, the tones of the single-stringed instrument are ethereal and distant. The single-stringed instrument is an important musical instrument used by the Jing ethnic group in ceremonies