Jier is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Kemu people. When playing the jier, the pipe body is placed upright, the pipe is held with both hands, and the hole is pressed with the index finger, middle finger or ring finger. Mouth with the first reed playing. The three-hole Qier sounds are listed as: f1, a1, c2, d2; the five-hole Qier sounds are listed as: d1, f1, g1, a1, c2...

Jier is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Kemu people. It is popular in the areas where the Kemu people live in Mengla and Jinghong, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Qier tube body is made of reeds. Kemu people often use local mountain reeds. There are reed knots on the top of the tube, and the lower end is transparent. The side of the tube wall near th...