Peng cup (pinyin: Pèng zhōng), also known as ping bell, is a Mongolian percussion instrument. Popular in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Made of copper, it is shaped like a small cymbal, with a diameter of 7.6 and a thickness of 0.6 cm. Consists of two sides. The middle of the cup surface is convex and hemispherical, and there is a small hole in the center of the ball, which can be set with a ring-tie copper chain, red silk, cloth belt, etc., to connect the two small cups together. Hit the sound with one hand on each side. The bump cup always hits with each eye, twice per eye.
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.
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.
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.
Wooden stick qin (pinyin: mu gun qin) is a percussion instrument of the Gaoshan people, and the Amei tribe is called Kuokang. Popular in central Taiwan Province.
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.
Milk cymbals (Pinyin: Rǔ bó), Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Mulao, Jing, Yi, Shui, Gelao, Qiang, Han and other ethnic groups strike each other as a body sounding instrument. Made of brass. Bowl-shaped and unique in shape, it is a large brass cymbal with a breast-shaped cymbal body.
The head cymbal (pinyin: Tóu bó) is a Tujia sing-along instrument that is popular in Longshan, Sangzhi, Yongshun, Baojing, and Hubei Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefectures in western Hunan Province and Hubei Province.
The gong (pinyin: máng luó) is also known as the winter gong. In the Yunnan Dai folk song "Heaven on Earth", it is described as follows: "The Dai family gathered on the banks of the Lancang River, and the gongs were beating loudly." In "Selected Chinese Folk Tales: The Little Carpenter", there is also a "he turned angrily." Back at the palace, I banged countless gongs."
Er cymbal (pinyin: Èr bó) is a Tujia sing-along instrument that is popular in Longshan, Sangzhi, Yongshun, Baojing, and Hubei Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefectures in Western Hunan Province and Hubei Province.
Bamboo pounding tube (pinyin: zhú dǎo tǒng) belongs to the Gaoshan people’s falling body sounding instrument. In Gaoshan language, it is called pagoda, which means bamboo. Popular in Taiwan Province. Bamboo tamping tube, developed from water-filled utensils, is a folk musical instrument created by the people of the Gaoshan Shao tribe. In October 1980, in the National Ethnic Minority Arts Festival, the Fujian delegation used this set of bamboo tamping tubes to participate in the performance of the Gaoshan folk song and dance "Pestle Music" with Taiwanese local characteristics. The sky shows the night scene of Sun Moon Lake, the pestle sings euphemistically, and the girls sing and dance. The round and bright sound of bamboo pounding, the crisp and melodious sound of wood leaves, accompanied by the vigorous music of the pestle, the girls danced lightly to the brisk rhythm, taking the audience to the banks of Sun Moon Lake and the foot of Ali Mountain. The "Pestle Music" played with a music pestle and a bamboo pounding tube, which is simple, fresh and poetic, left a deep impression on people.
Lianxiang stick (pinyin: Lián xiāng gùn) is also called flower stick, money stick, bully whip. It is Manchu, Mongolian, Yi, Bai, Miao, Tujia, Han and other nationalities shaking the body and singing instruments. It is popular all over the country, especially in northern my country, Yunnan and central and southern China.
Yunban (pinyin: yun ban) belongs to the percussion instrument category among the body-sounding instruments. It is a percussion instrument of the Dai, Brown, De'ang, Achang and other ethnic groups. In the Dai language, it is called Gan, Lagan, Sister Borrowing, and Delivery. The local Han people call it Yunban, Yunqing, Yunban, and copper bells. Popular in Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Lincang and other areas in Yunnan Province.
The Jino bamboo tube is a percussion instrument of the Jino people, also known as Qike. Popular in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The Jino people love to hunt, and they sing to celebrate after hunting. When singing, the accompaniment is to strike bamboo tubes with different pitches, which is also called "bamboo tube tune". The tunes are: walking tune, sung on the way home from hunting; home tune, sung when returning home and inviting neighbors to share.
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.
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.
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.
Pottery bell (Pinyin: Táo zhōng​) is a simplified ceramic musical instrument with a handle. When using it, hold the bell handle in one hand, and strike the bell body with a stick or mallet in the other hand to make a sound. There are very few pottery bells in archaeological discoveries, and its shape is very close to the bronze musical instrument nao of the Shang Dynasty.
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.
Yue Chu (pinyin: Yuè chǔ) is a musical instrument of the Gaoshan people, which is popular all over Taiwan Province. It evolved from a wooden pestle, a tool for pounding rice at first. It is often made of hardwoods such as red camphor wood, which is in the shape of a long rod with two thick ends and a thin middle. The specifications are different, and the size and length are different. Each one makes a sound, and more than 5 can be combined into a song.
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