Saung
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![Saung musician in 1900.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Saung_harp_musician4631.jpg")
![Two female musicians play the saung at a performance in Mandalay.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Saung_Mandalay4631.jpg")
The saung (Burmese: ![](/Images/godic/202502/09/Saunggauk4631.gif"){kind=small}
; MLCTS: caung: kauk; IPA: [sáʊnɡaʊʔ]; Mon:စံၚ်, [cɔŋ]; also known as the saung-gauk, Burmese harp, Burma harp, or Myanmar harp) is an arched harp used in traditional Burmese music. The saung is regarded as a national musical instrument of Burma. The saung is unique in that it is a very ancient harp tradition and is said to be the only surviving harp in Asia.