Umculo womdabu waseChina inomlando omude namasiko. Emphakathini wesizwe sakudala weminyaka engama-4000-5000 edlule, kwavela imidanso nezingoma zokuqala. Lapho sifika esikhathini sokubusa kwezigqila se- Yyn noZhou dynasties, isiko lomculo lase livele selithuthukile. Emphakathini wobukhosi owahlala iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-2000, umculo uzuze ukuthuthuka okuqhubekayo.
Emlandweni waseChina bekunezikhathi eziningana zokuchuma kwesiko lomculo. I-Taoxun, (i-terracotta ocarina), impempe yethambo kanye ne-Shiqing (i-chime yamatshe) endulo yasendulo, i-Bianzhong (iqoqo lezinsimbi zethusi) leSikhathi Sentwasahlobo ne-Autumn ne-Warring States Period, i-Ruanxian (insimbi yomculo enezintambo) Ubukhosi bakwaHan, kanye nezinsimbi zomculo ezivame kakhulu namuhla njengoPipa noGuzheng (izinsimbi zomculo ezinezintambo) kufakazela ukukhula kwaso.
Umculo wesintu waseChina uyingxenye ebalulekile yesiko lendabuko lesizwe samaShayina, okukhombisa umoya, umuzwa, intando, amandla, ukukhohlisa nokuphishekela isizwe samaShayina. Ngokuyisisekelo iqukethe izingxenye ezine: umculo wasenkantolo, umculo wamadoda ezinhlamvu, umculo wokholo nomculo odumile. Ezikhathini zanamuhla, umculo wesintu waseChina ususabalale waya eYurophu, e-United States nase-Australia, kancane kancane waba yibhuloho nesixhumanisi sokushintshana ngamasiko phakathi kweChina namazwe angaphandle.