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Kuosuoke (pinyin: Kuò shuò kè) is a folk percussion instrument of the Uyghur and Uzbeks. The Han people call it wooden structure or music structure. Popular in the southern Xinjiang region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

yuechu

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.

zhudaotong

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.

yunqing

Yunqing (pinyin: Yún qìng) is often used in religious music and is a dharma instrument used by monasteries. Also known as "Induction Chime". A percussion instrument.

tongjing

Toli [Toli], Chinese translated as "bronze mirror". The so-called "mirror" of the bronze mirror is not the mirror used in ancient times, but refers to the disc-shaped bronze utensils hanging on the shaman's body that twist and make a "jing dong" sound, or are lifted and danced in the hand. Its function is similar to that of Xisha, and it is used for "suppressing demons and exorcising evil spirits".

rubo

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.

sinie

Sini (pinyin: Sī niè) is popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other provinces and regions. It is also called Sini in Tibetan.

taozhong

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.

yaoling

Yaoling (pinyin: Yáo líng) is a vibrating body-sounding instrument of the Yao people. The Yao people call the bell. Popular in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Napo County and other places in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The body of the bell is cast in bronze. The shape is like a bell, and the shape varies according to the popular area.

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.

pengzhong

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.

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.

rebaling

Reba Ling (pinyin: Rè bā líng), Tibetan called Reba Si, Han people called Reba Ling, Bian Ling. Popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces. The height of the bell is 3 cm, the wall of the bell is smaller and the cymbal is slightly thicker. The bulge in the center of the disc is called the top of the bell, and a small hole is drilled. One section of the belt is a bell handle, and the end of the handle is decorated with a red ribbon.

jingangling

The Jingang bell (pinyin: Jīngāng líng) is a musical instrument of the Tibetan, Mongolian, Naxi, Han and other ethnic groups. Tibetan called Zhibu, Ziba. The Han people call it Fa bell and Tibetan bell. With a long history, it was originally a Buddhist tantric instrument, which was introduced to my country from India. It is popular in Buddhist monasteries all over the country, especially in Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces. The body of the bell is shaped like a bell, with a round lower mouth. The top and body of the bell are decorated with intricate patterns. Inside the body of the bell is a copper clapper, which is used for lama chanting and Buddhist music. According to experts, the vajra bell is an instrument used in the practice of the Dharma.

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.

doadao

Dance to (Pinyin: Dǎo dào) is a musical instrument played by the Kemu people. According to the translation, it is called bamboo tuning fork. It is popular in the areas where Kemu people live in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Among the Kemu people, women are particularly fond of them, and they often play while walking or finishing work. Every New Year or festive festival, the Kemu girls often gather together and dance while playing. The dance is called "dance to dance". Solo pieces include "Girls Like Tune" and so on.

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