A musical instrument made of bamboo tubes by the Jino people. The shape is very similar to the high-pitched mango tube of the Dong nationality, and it is mostly made of a section of moso bamboo. Each bamboo tube is about 30 cm high and about 6 cm in diameter. The upper end is open and trimmed into an inclined plane, the bottom of the lower end is left with a bamboo joint, and a vertical gap abo...
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When playing, it can be played either sitting or walking.
When playing, the left hand holds the lower end of the bamboo tube, the mouth of the tube facing down, and the right hand holds a hardwood stick or bamboo slice to strike the upper part of the bamboo tube. The stick is 24 cm long, 2 cm wide and 1 cm thick.
When sitting and playing, the lead player strikes three or four bamboo tubes, and p...
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