Damaru (Pinyin: Dá mǎ rú) is a Tibetan and Mongolian musical instrument that strikes the membrane. Tibetan is also known as Daru and Dari. In Mongolian, it is called Danbulenger and Bulenger. The Han people call it Dharma drum and rattle drum. It is popular in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Tibet and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Aijie (pinyin: jié kè) is also known as Harzak. Originated from Uyghur folk. Popular in Xinjiang, such as Maigaiti, Bachu, Avati, Kashgar, Shache and Kuqa.
Bass Aijie (Pinyin dī yīn ài jié kè), also known as Harzak, is a Uyghur stringed instrument. In the Qing Dynasty, it was included in the Jiabu music. There are two kinds of Aijie musical instruments: one still retains the resonant strings, and the other has no resonant strings, and the latter one is commonly used.
Gangdong (pinyin: Gangdong), derived from ancient horn-like musical instruments, is a Tibetan, Mongolian, and Han lip-vibrating gas-singing musical instrument. One of the Buddhist instruments. The tube body is mostly made of copper, but also made of silver or bone, and its size varies. Popular in Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Hebei and other provinces.
Biwang (pinyin: bì wāng) is a Tibetan bow and stringed musical instrument. Tibetan is also called Biyong, Biyang, Bawang, Ri'aza, Zeze, Zani, etc. due to different dialects. Popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces. Especially in the areas of Batang, Mangkang and Deqin at the junction of Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan provinces.
Tibetan Jinghu (pinyin: zàng jīng hú) is a Tibetan stringed musical instrument, imitated by Jinghu. Because of its similar shape to Jinghu, the Han people call it Tibetan Jinghu. Popular in Lhasa, Shigatse, Gyangze and other places in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Guangya (pinyin: Guāng yà), also known as Guangtun, is like a foot drum, which means a long tail drum or a short drum. It is an important folk percussion instrument of the Dai people. It is deeply loved by the Dai family and is widely used in the accompaniment of singing, dancing and Dai opera.
The bronze drum (pinyin: tóng gǔ) was often used in ancient times to direct the army to advance and retreat in war, and it was also often used in banquets, music and dance. It is the crystallization of a long and splendid ancient Chinese culture, a symbol of the wisdom of Chinese ancestors, it has the characteristics of oriental art, and is a treasure house of world culture and art. Bronze drums are also circulated in Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and even the Indonesian islands.
Se (pinyin: sè), a traditional plucked stringed instrument, is similar in shape to a zheng but slightly wider. Tuned according to the pentatonic mode, it is often used as an accompaniment instrument for the qin, and is often called the qinse together with the guqin. Se has an important position in Chinese culture and is often referred to as the guqin.
Tongxiao (pinyin: tǒng xiāo), a Korean fringe air musical instrument, is popular in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces, especially in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.
The nose flute (pinyin: bí xiāo), also known as although Lao, Tunka, Yuanha, is a fringe gas-sounding instrument of the Li nationality in Hainan Island.
Zhamunian (pinyin: zhā mù nián) has a long history and different origins. It evolved from a multi-stringed musical instrument introduced to Tibet from ancient India. According to the records of the "Tibetan Wangtongji" in Genyu, Songtsan Gampo once gave a banquet. There are records of artists playing musical instruments, and it is judged that Jamunian was introduced to Tibet from the mainland in the Tang Dynasty, and has a history of more than 1,000 years. However, most Tibetan scholars believe that Jamunie originated in Tibet and was a musical instrument created by the Tibetans themselves.
Shuanglelang (pinyin: shuāng lè làng) Shuanglelang is a double-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Buyi nationality. Popular in Shuanglelang, the Bouyei double-reed air-sounding instrument. The shape is the same as the Bouyei single-tube Lelang, which is made of two Lelangs with the same length, thickness and pitch tied side by side. There is also a curved connecting pipe inserted into the mouth of two side-by-side pipes, sharing a reed whistle.
Dongba (pinyin: dòng bā) is a double-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Jingpo people. "Dongba" is a transliteration of the Jingpo branch of the Jingpo ethnic group, which means a pipe flute with horns in Chinese. The Zaiwa branch language is called Biche or Bik. It is popular in Luxi, Yingjiang, Longchuan, Ruili and other places in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province.
zheng (pinyin: Zhēng) is a percussion instrument. It is an ancient military percussion instrument, also known as "Ding Ning". It is shaped like a bell and has a long handle. When used, the mouth is upward and struck with a mallet.
The Yi Sixian (pinyin: yí zú sì xián) is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Yi people. It is popular in Yuanyang, Honghe, Shiping and Maitreya in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, Muding in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Lunan Yi Autonomous County.
The waist bell (pinyin: Yāo líng) is also known as the shaman bell in the Manchu language Xisha. It is a mutual-strike body-sounding instrument popular in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and other provinces. The body of the bell is made of bronze, in the shape of a spherical shape, with a diameter of 4 cm to 5 cm. The lower end of the bell has a character-shaped sound hole. The hole is 3 cm long and 0.5 cm wide. A few sandstones or iron beads are placed in the bell. The upper end of the bell is provided with a ring, and three to five small bells are connected in series with silk strings or thin leather strips. It is tied to the top of a round wooden stick about 100 cm long.
Yexiao (pinyin: yè xiāo), alias liao, is a clarinet gas-sounding instrument of the Miao ethnic group, named after it is mostly played at night. It is popular in Leishan, Danzhai, Kaili, Majiang, Huangping, Rongjiang, and Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Kalongqin (pinyin: kǎnóng qín) is an ancient stringed musical instrument with the most strings in Uyghur musical instruments. It is called the seventy-two-stringed pipa and "Kaernai" in the historical records of the Qing Dynasty.
Dabia (pinyin: dá bǐ yà) is an ancient plucked instrument of the Nu people, mostly used for solo or folk song and dance accompaniment. It is popular in Gongshan, Bijiang, Fugong, Lanping and other places in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. "Dabia" is an angry language, and the Lisu people call it "Qibue".