Tambourine (Pinyin: líng gǔ) is a percussion instrument of Uyghur, Korean, Uzbek, Tajik and other ethnic groups. It is popular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Jilin Yanbian. The drum frame is made of wood and one-sided skin. There are three kinds of large, medium and small. . For singing and dancing or instrumental ensembles. Tambourine, also known as "hand drum", whether in folk dance or band accompaniment, tambourine is a kind of rhythm percussion instrument with strong color, which can be used as accompaniment, accompaniment dance and accompaniment song. The rhythm is free and the player can improvise. 
Tambourine, a percussion instrument of Uyghur, Korean, Uzbek, Tajik, Han and other ethnic groups, is also one of the important percussion instruments of Western orchestras. The Uyghur language is called Nagmandab (meaning the tambourine used for singing). In Korean, it is called Pinggao.
The tambourine is on a flat round wooden drum frame, covered with sheepskin, horseskin or donkey skin on one side, and tightened with iron nails around the leather surface. ~7 pairs of small cymbals made of copper or iron, and a round hole without a small cymbal as a grip part. It is a percussion instrument of Uyghur, Korean, Uzbek, Tajik and other ethnic groups. It is called "Nagmandab (meaning "hand drum for singing") in Uyghur, and "Pinggao" in Korean. It is popular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Yanbian in Jilin.
The characteristic of the musical instrument is a single-skinned sounding instrument, which can be sounded directly by percussion with no fixed pitch. Tambourine has the characteristics of simplicity and lightness, suitable for folk dance, and is widely used all over the world. When playing the drum body with one hand and the drum face with the other hand, drum and cymbal sounds (or even bells) can be produced at the same time, which is often used to set off a warm atmosphere and express a happy mood. The sound is crisp and bright, and it can also emit a rapid and beautiful tremolo, which can really be described as "singing and dancing".