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The bell (pinyin: Pèng líng) was called bell cymbal in ancient times. It is a musical instrument of Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Naxi, Han and other ethnic groups. Tibetan called Dingxia. Due to the difference in the spread of the region, in the folk there are names such as jingling, double chime, sound and water, etc. In Shaanxi, it is called dangzi, and there are also called bells for short. It is shaped like a bell, made of copper, one pair of two, connected by ropes, collided with each other and pronounced without a fixed pitch. Often used in instrumental ensembles and opera accompaniment, it is a rhythm instrument.

shidao

Shi Dao (pinyin: Shī dāo), also known as bell knife, ring knife. It is the Manchu, Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Dong, Tujia, Han and other nationalities who shake the body and sound musical instruments. It is called Hama knife in Manchu, and Shaman knife in Northeast. Popular in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and other regions. It is a magic tool for Taoist priests and mages to help believers to preside over rituals of sacrifice and fortune. Its origin comes from the ancient shamanic beliefs used by shamans to exorcise evil spirits. It can also be seen in some ethnic minorities in China today.

dangdang

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.

buzai

Buzai (pinyin: Bù zāi), also known as cloth, cloth Jane, and cymbals, is a musical instrument of Tibetan and Monba people who strike each other. The Han people call it the big copper cymbal. Popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other provinces. Buzai often plays with Jialing, Shengu, Tongqin and other instruments.

bianqing

Bianqing (pinyin: biān qìng) is one of the ancient percussion instruments of the Han nationality, mostly used in court music or grand ceremonies. A set of stone or jade chimes with different pitches are hung on the wooden frame, and the music is played with a small mallet.

bangbang

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.

taoling

Tao bell (pinyin: Táo líng), an ancient percussive body-sounding instrument, is a kind of musical instrument that combines the two parts of the impact sound and makes it sound through external force.

lvbanqin

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.

gubanzi

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.

bangzi

Bangzi (pinyin: bāng zi), also known as bangban, is a Chinese percussion instrument. Around the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties (17th century) in China, it became popular with the rise of Bangzi Opera. The clapper consists of two solid hardwood rods of varying lengths and thicknesses.

Fang Xiang

Fang Xiang (pinyin: fānɡ xiǎnɡ) is a percussion instrument with a fixed pitch that is very artistic in ancient my country. It came from the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581 AD) during the Southern and Northern Dynasties more than 1,400 years ago, and later became a commonly used musical instrument in Yan music in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

panling

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.

dingdong

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.

duo

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.

qing

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.

zheng

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.

yunluo

Yunluo (pinyin: yún luó), which appeared in the Tang Dynasty and became popular in the Yuan Dynasty, is a percussion instrument used by the Han, Tibetan, Mongolian, Manchu, Naxi, Bai, Yi and other ethnic groups. The ancient name Yunzhe, also known as Yun'ao, is also known as Jiuyin Gong in the folk. Tibetans call it Dingdong and Dingdang.

zhuhuang

Bamboo spring (pinyin: zhú huáng) is also known as ringing bamboo, blowing bamboo, playing bamboo, mouth contempt, mouth spring, harmonica, mouth string. It has a long history and various forms. It is a comprehensive performance of Yi, Lahu, Naxi, Lisu, Dai, Hani, Jingpo, Wa, Brown, Nu, Dulong, Jinuo, Pumi, Miao, Tibetan, Lhoba, Qiang, Kazakh, Hui, Gaoshan, Li and Han nationalities in China. Body sounding instrument. It can play solo, unison, ensemble or accompany song and dance, and it occupies an important position in people's productive labor and daily life. Popular in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan, Hainan and other provinces.

teqing

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.

zhugang

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.

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