Bamboo poles (pinyin: zhú gàng) are musical instruments of the Jing people. It is popular in Wanwei, Shanxin, Wutou and other places in Fangcheng County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It consists of a pillow bar and a striker bar. There are two pillow bars, mostly made of nanzhu. The bars are about 300 cm long and 9 cm to 10 cm in diameter. The eight strike bars are also made of hard bamboo. The length of the bars is about 340 cm and the diameter of the bars is 4 cm to 5 cm.
Nao (pinyin: náo), also known as the bell, is one of the bronze percussion instruments used in ancient China. Used in the military, the function is to give instructions to stop drumming. It was popular in the late Shang Dynasty and was used in the early Zhou Dynasty. It is a round copper musical instrument that is often played with cymbals.
Sandalwood(pinyin:tán bǎn), also known as clapper for short, is a traditional Chinese percussion instrument. The sound is made by knocking wooden boards against each other, usually composed of three pieces of wood or two pieces of bamboo, and the boards for various music and drama vary greatly.
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.
The bronze bell (pinyin: Tóng líng) is a musical instrument of the Miao and Zhuang nationalities. It is popular in Xilin and Longlin in western Guixi of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yongning and Wuming in southern Guizhou. It is one of the eight tones of ancient musical instruments. The bell is also shaped like a bell, but much smaller than a bell. Made of copper, the appearance is spherical, and the specifications are different. The larger one is about 5 cm in diameter, and the smaller one is about 2 cm in diameter. The upper part of the bell is provided with a ring-shaped ear for hanging with a rope. The bottom of the bell has a long strip opening, and the length of the mouth is smaller than the diameter of the bell, and the width of the mouth follows the bell. The larger the bell, the wider the bell, the smaller the smaller the bell. The bell contains two iron balls slightly wider than the mouth of the bell. Usually three to five copper bells of the same size are attached to a circular frame or rope.
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.
Special chime (pinyin: tè qìng), special hanging chime, made of jade or stone. The ones unearthed from the Yin Ruins are semi-circular and slightly zigzag, and later more zigzag.
Qing (pinyin: qìng) is an ancient Chinese Han stone percussion instrument and ritual vessel. The chime originated from a kind of flaky stone labor tool, and its shape has changed in many ways, and the texture has also changed from the original stone to jade and copper chimes. Play the body music instrument.
iao Gong (pinyin: xiǎo luó), named for its small size. Copper, round, about 22 cm in diameter, slightly raised in the center, not tied. When playing, use your left finger to hold the inner edge of the gong, and hold a thin wood chip in your right to strike the sound. Its sound is bright and crisp.
Ji (pinyin: yǔ) is an ancient Chinese musical instrument. It is shaped like a subduing tiger, the wood is painted, and there are twenty-seven bows (that is, wood chips) on the back of the tiger. When playing, the performer should stand beside the chi, put the chi on the wooden frame, and make a sound with the zhēn, indicating the stop of the music.
Sabayi (pinyin: Sà bā yī) is a percussion instrument of Uyghur, Uzbek and other ethnic groups, popular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Often used for singing and dancing accompaniment, it is not only an important rhythm instrument, but also a prop for male dancers. In the folk, most of Sabay sings "Mexilep" accompaniment, adding a warm atmosphere.
Dangdang(pinyin:dang dang),also known as Dangzi, is a kind of percussion instrument. It is a percussion instrument of Mongolian, Tibetan, Han and other nationalities. Popular in Buddhist and Taoist monasteries all over the country.
Fu (pinyin: Fǒu), a pottery musical instrument. It was originally a kind of pottery in ancient times, similar to a clay pot, and its shape was very similar to a small jar or bowl. It is a vessel for holding water or wine in ancient times.
Sini (pinyin: Sī niè) is popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other provinces and regions. It is also called Sini in Tibetan.
The cymbal (pinyin: chǎ) is a Chinese percussion instrument, that is, a small cymbal. Also known as cymbals, hinges, etc. There are two common types of Chinese folk cymbals: brass cymbals and iron cymbals. Because the cymbal is an instrument with no fixed pitch, generally speaking, the sound of the small cymbal is the highest, followed by the middle cymbal, and the sound of the large cymbal is the lowest.
Bench (pinyin: Bǎndèng) is a musical instrument of the Miao people. Popular in Xingren, Xingyi, Zhenfeng, Leishan, Huangping and other places in Guizhou Province. Most of them are made of hard wood. The surface of the stool is generally 22 cm to 30 cm in length and 12 cm to 15 cm in width. There are various styles of legs, and the height of the stool is about 20 cm. There is a crossbar between the legs of the stool, which can be held by hand. Two for one pair.
Yandun drum is a traditional folk art of the Han nationality with a long history. It is unique in Guangxi and even in the whole country.
The aluminum plate piano (pinyin: Lǚbǎn qín) is a body-sounding instrument, similar in appearance to an upright piano. The aluminum plate piano was invented by the French. The original articulator used a series of tuning forks, also known as the piano fork.
Jupiter (pinyin: Gōu diào) is a kind of bronze percussion instrument in Wuyue area in ancient times. Generally a set consists of several pieces. The Nanyue King Museum in Guangzhou has a set of bronze sentences from the Western Han Dynasty.
Iron Reed (Pinyin: Tiě huáng), also known as mouth-holding qin, mouth-playing qin. It is made of copper or iron, and it is also made of bullet casings. The common ones are pincer-shaped, ring-shaped, sword-shaped, leaf-shaped, pear-shaped and so on. The iron fee described in the "Tongdian of the Qing Dynasty" is in the wrong shape. This kind of iron spring is more popular in the Daur and Hezhe ethnic groups in Northeast China, the Kirgiz ethnic group in Xinjiang, the Salar ethnic group in Qinghai, and the Yao ethnic group in Guangxi.