Saitu (pinyin: Sāi tǔ) is a musical instrument unique to the Jino people. It is made by hollowing out a piece of red hair tree log, and it is cylindrical. Specifications vary. Both ends of the drum frame are covered with untreated hairy yellow cowhide, the diameter of the drum surface is 40 cm to 80 cm, the height of the drum frame is 70 cm to 120 cm, and the thickness of the drum wall is 3 cm to 5 cm. Twelve or sixteen square wooden sticks hold the drumhead around its edges. The wooden stick is 30 cm long, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, and the thickest part is 4 cm square.
Guangyuan (pinyin: Guāng lǒng) is also known as Guanglong. "Guangnong" means a big drum, and "Ga" means dance, that is, a big drum. The Dai nationality smashes the membrane sounding instrument. "Light" in Dai language means drum. "Zhou" or "Nong" are both big, meaning a big drum. Popular in Yunnan Province Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Menglian, Gengma and other places. The Baoshan Dai area in the lower reaches of the Nujiang River is called "Guangnong", and the Dai area in Xishuangbanna is called "Guangbian".
The Yao nationality monkey drum (pinyin: Yáozú hóu gǔ) is a musical instrument of the Yao nationality. It is named after the accompaniment of "Monkey Drum". It is popular in the Yao ethnic area around Shanglin County in the central part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On the Danu Festival of the Yao nationality, people collectively perform "Monkey Drumming". The high-pitched drum sound and vigorous dance steps add a warm atmosphere to the festival. For several days in a row, all night long, enjoying the party.
Zhuzuigu (Pinyin: Zhū zuǐ gǔ) is a Zhuang nationality musical instrument. Named because the drum is shaped like a pig's mouth. It is popular in Xincheng County in the central part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. When playing, the drum is placed on a wooden frame and played with a double chime, with a high-pitched and sharp sound. It is used for the accompaniment of Zhuang silk string opera, like the bangu in the Peking Opera band.
Eight-tone drum (pinyin: Bā yīn gǔ), also known as the Eight Immortals Drum. Popular in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guixi Longlin Autonomous County, Xilin County and the border of Guizhou and Guizhou. It is the Zhuang and Gelao musical instruments. Named for its use in the folk instrumental ensemble eight bands. The Zhuang language is called Zhongyi, which means smaller drum.
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.
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.
Tashi (pinyin: Tā shí) is a musical instrument used by the Uyghur and Uzbeks to strike each other. Uyghur means stone, according to which it claims to be Chak Chak. Popular throughout the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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.
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.
Bamboo tube (pinyin: zhú tǒng) is a musical instrument used by the Hani people. It is a musical instrument evolved from living instruments. It is popular in Simao area of Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Dai-Aga Autonomous Prefecture and Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture. In ancient times, it was called "熷", which refers to the cooking method of using a bamboo tube as a utensil, and then "roasting", "burning", "steaming" and "stewing" and other methods to make the food cooked. Bamboo tubes are also made into various handicrafts, pen holders, desk calendars, etc., which are widely popular in the market.
Jianggu (pinyin: Jiāng gǔ) is a Zhuang musical instrument. It is popular in Debao and Jingxi areas in the west of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The ginger drum has fine selection of materials, high requirements for production skills, simple appearance, generous shape, and rich national characteristics in decoration. It is not only an accompaniment musical instrument for opera, but also an exquisite handicraft, which has dual value of practical and ornamental.
The big gong (pinyin: dà luó) is a kind of gong, and it is called the big gong because of its large face. It is made of copper, about 30 centimeters in diameter, flat and round, with sides, with smaller side holes and tied with ropes. When playing, the left hand is holding the gong and the right hand is holding the mallet.
Huanling (pinyin: Huǎng líng), Chinese translation of "bell rod", is named for the way it is made. Also known as copper bell, bell, god bell. It is Manchu, Daur, Mongolian and other ethnic groups that shake the body and sound musical instruments. Manchu called "Hongwu" (Hongwu). Popular in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and eastern parts of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Shuizu drum (pinyin: Shuǐzú dàgǔ), cylindrical in shape, is popular all over Guizhou Province. It is a unique membrane percussion instrument for aquariums.
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.
Huozhe (pinyin: huǒ zhě) is a musical instrument of the Yi and Buyi ethnic groups. In Yi language, it is called fire. The Bouyei people call it the light. It is popular in Weining, Hezhang, Bijie, Shuicheng, Nayong, Qianxi, Panxian and other Yi areas in the northwest of Guizhou Province, and in Xingyi and Zhenfeng in the Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou.
Damaru (Pinyin: Dá mǎ rú) is a Tibetan and Mongolian musical instrument that strikes the membrane. Tibetan is also known as Daru and Dari. In Mongolian, it is called Danbulenger and Bulenger. The Han people call it Dharma drum and rattle drum. It is popular in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Tibet and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Zhuang ethnic labor (pinyin: Zhuàngzú zhǒng láo), round pier shape. It is popular in the vast rural areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province. The drum is placed on the ground, the double chimes are played, and the sound is loud. Often used in festival gong and drum ensembles or as accompaniment for lion and dragon dances.
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.