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Liedou overview

Liedou

Liedu (pinyin: liè dōu), also known as Dulie, Liehu, and Ligudu, is a general name for Lahu Qiming musical instruments of the Lahu nationality. Even Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County and Ximeng and other places. 

The structure of the column is made of bamboo, and it is mostly made of thin bamboo tubes without knots. The length of the tube is 30 cm, and the inner diameter of the upper end orifice is 1.5 cm. A rectangular gap 0.9 cm long and 0.7 cm wide is dug out on the front of the tube head for the mouthpiece, and there are also semi-circular mouthpieces without film holes. There are four squares below 13cm from the mouthpiece on the front of the tube body. Or circular press hole. In addition, there are two-hole, three-hole and six-hole columns, but the four-hole is the most common.

The music includes "Working Tunes", "Walking Tunes", "Chasing Little Sparrows" and "Stringing Girls Tunes", etc.

  • type:edge air musical instrument
  • nickname:Dulie, Ligadu, Ligudu
  • Pinyin:liè dōu
  • nationality:Lahu

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