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Garing

Jialing (pinyin: jiā lìng) is the name of a musical instrument. Jialing is a Tibetan double-reed air-sounding instrument. The Tibetan word "Jia" means the Han nationality, and "Ling" is translated as the flute, which means the flute of the Han nationality. Also translated as Galin. It is called Tibetan Suona in Chinese.

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  • Chinese name:Garing
  • Chinese name:Tibetan Suona
  • popular area:Tibet, Qinghai, etc.
  • pinyin:jiā lìng
history
According to legend, Jialing evolved from the suona introduced to Tibetan areas from the mainland, and its name is the best proof. Another way of saying is: it was introduced into Lhasa from the western Ladakh area around the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama (1642-1682 AD).
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Jialing is an essential musical instrument in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and is highly regarded as a dharma instrument. It is often used in religious activities, such as chanting music, Qiangmu performances and Gal performances. In Guihua Temple, Zhongdian County, Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province, when chanting the scriptures, he played "Duilie" in unison to praise the Bodhisattva. religious overtones.
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When the Jialing is played, the tube body is placed upright. Hold the Jialing with both hands, the right hand is on the top, the fifth, sixth and seventh holes are pressed by the ring finger, middle finger and index finger, the back hole is pressed by the thumb, the left hand is on the bottom, the second, third and fourth holes are pressed by the ring finger, middle finger and index finger, and the first hole is not used. , the second hole is also less used.
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Jialing is composed of tube body, bell mouth, core, gas card, tube whistle and other parts, with a total length of 48 cm to 72 cm. The tube body is made of wood, mostly made of high-quality hard and heavy wood such as mahogany, ebony or sandalwood, especially the precious dark red sandalwood.
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