Niuwawu (Pinyin: ní wa wū), also known as Niu Tau Xun, Wa Wo Zi, Niu Chuchu, Chuuzi, Nixuan, Niu Xun, Ah Ouzi, Ni Niu Xun and Niu Jiao Xiao, edge-edge air-sounding instruments , popular in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
The dragon head sanxian (pinyin: lóng tóu sān xián) is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Bai people. Because the qin jewelry is named after the dragon head, it is called Xiongzijia in Bai language. It is popular in Jianchuan, Heqing, Eryuan, Dali, Yunlong, and Lanping, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
Big drum (Sanskrit name dundubhi) musical instrument name. A kind of percussion instrument, also known as Taiko and Tanggu, is also the most frequently used percussion instrument. That is, a hollow wooden cylinder is covered with leather for percussion instruments. The exterior color of the drum body is mostly red, and a few are black and wood color. The bass drum is struck by a single drumstick, called the big drumstick, with a head that can be used on both sides and is covered with wool or felt. Usually when struck, it is between the center of the drum and the rim of the drum, and the center of the drum is only used for short and fast hits (staccato) and special effects.
Ding dong(pinyin:ding dong), a unique percussion instrument of the Li nationality, is named after the sound of the instrument. Among the Li people, both men and women, young and old, love to play Ding-dong, and regard it as their favorite musical instrument. They also compose many Ding-dong folk songs, and they will play and sing at the same time during Chinese New Year, festivals or gatherings.
Bangbang (pinyin: Bàng bàng) is a national musical instrument, popular in Baise and other western Guangxi regions of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the vast rural areas of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
Saitul (pinyin: sài yī tǔ ěr) is a plucked musical instrument with distinctive features of the Tajik people. It is popular in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and its adjacent places such as Shache, Zepu, Yecheng and Pishan.
Gubanzi (pinyin: Gǔ bǎnzi) is a musical instrument of the Hui and Han nationalities. The Hui people call it sheep incense board and sheep fan board. Popular in the vast areas of Ningxia, North China and Northeast China. Since the 1950s, the bone board has been used for singing and dancing accompaniment and is a rhythm instrument with unique local characteristics. On festive occasions, the performers often strike and dance by themselves.
Pan bell (pinyin: pán líng), named for its similarity to the disc. Also known as ringing plate, rattle, board bell. The Qiang and Naxi people shake and sing their musical instruments. The Qiang language is called Kuru, and the Naxi language is called Jila and Sashijila. Popular in Maowen, Wenchuan, Muli, Yanyuan, Sichuan Province and Lijiang, Zhongdian, Weixi and other places in Yunnan Province. The bell body is made of copper, disc-shaped and bell-shaped. The height of the bell is 4 cm to 6 cm, the edge of the bell mouth is everted, there is a relatively flat broad side, the diameter of the bell is 10 cm to 16 cm, and the wall of the bell is thicker. A thin hole is drilled in the center of the plate, and a wood screw with a ring is passed through the thin hole, which is connected with the wooden bell handle at the bottom of the plate. A metal clapper is attached to the inner ring of the disc, and its range of motion is on the wide side of the bell mouth. A red ribbon is tied at the end of the bell handle for decoration.
Bangu (Pinyin: bǎn gǔ) is a kind of percussion instrument, also known as Mingpi and Bangu. The "Jiegu" used in Qing music in the Tang Dynasty may be its predecessor. It has a long history in the folk. The "Continued Documents of the Qing Dynasty" contains: "The bangu, also known as the drum, has an urgent sound and chews, and is the leader of each utensil, and it is not easy to strike." It is the conductor instrument in the Chinese opera orchestra.
Huozhe (pinyin: huǒ zhě) is a musical instrument of the Yi and Buyi ethnic groups. In Yi language, it is called fire. The Bouyei people call it the light. It is popular in Weining, Hezhang, Bijie, Shuicheng, Nayong, Qianxi, Panxian and other Yi areas in the northwest of Guizhou Province, and in Xingyi and Zhenfeng in the Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou.
It is popular all over the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, especially in Horqin and Zhaowuda League in the east.
The octagonal drum (pinyin: bā jiǎo gǔ) is a kind of slap-membrane musical instrument used by the Manchu people for self-entertainment in ancient times. The drum body is flat and small, and the drum surface is octagonal, representing the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty at that time. The drum frame is made of eight pieces of ebony, red sandalwood, mahogany, rosewood and bone pieces; it is said that the leaders of the Eight Banners each offered a piece of the best wood inlay. Two to three small copper cymbals are embedded in each of the seven sides of the frame, and one side is inlaid with studs and drum spikes, implying the abundance of grains. It is a traditional form of folk art that is popular among the people.
Liuqin (pinyin: Liǔ Qín) is a plucked stringed instrument originated in the Qing Dynasty. The earliest Liuqin has a very simple structure and a very folk-like appearance. Now popular all over the country. It is one of the pear-shaped speakers and stringed instruments that have been circulating among the people since the Tang Dynasty. Its shape, structure and playing method are similar to those of the pipa.
The round drum (pinyin: Yuán gǔ) is a mixture of the Manchu and the Korean people. In Manchu, it is called Tongken, also known as carrying drum. The Koreans are also called flat drums and folk drums. Popular in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces, especially in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province.
The short flute (pinyin: duǎn xiāo), a Korean vertical wind instrument, is called "single sweep" in Korean, popular in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province and other areas inhabited by Koreans.
筚 Zong (pinyin: bì zǒng) is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Jingpo and De'ang peoples. Due to the differences in popular areas, ethnic branches and dialects, it is also called Yuman, Nongzhan, Yuye, Mengyue, Gelang, Ajian Sanji, Aji Sanji, etc. It is popular in Luxi, Ruili, Longchuan, Yinghe, Lianghe, and Tengchong and Longling in Baoshan, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
Kashi Rewapu (pinyin: duō lǎng rè wǎ pǔ) is a Uyghur plucked stringed musical instrument. Also translated as Daolang Rewapu, Doran Rewapu. Popular in Awati, Bachu, Maigaiti and Shache in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The body is made of mulberry, almond or walnut, and it is one of the main accompaniment instruments of "Hami Muqam".
Duo (pinyin: duó) is a bronze percussion instrument of the Chinese Bronze Age, similar to a bell but slightly larger. Shaped like a nao, zheng and with a tongue, it was used in ancient times to announce political and religious laws.
The zhu (pinyin: zhù) is a Chinese Han Dynasty musical instrument, a square, percussion instrument struck with a wooden stick. It has been circulated in major cities across the country. It belongs to the "wood" in the "octave". It is used for court music, and when it is struck, it indicates the beginning of the music.
Bone whistle (pinyin: Gǔ shào) is made of a section of a bird's bone tube, with a hole carved on one side, and a movable limb bone is inserted into some of the bone tube to adjust the tone. A large number of wild animal remains were unearthed from the Hemudu site, most of which are deer, with more than 400 antlers alone.