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luedou

Lue Dou (Pinyin: Lüè dòu) is popular throughout the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province. In Miao language, "lue" means wood, and "dou" means drum, which means big wooden drum. Also called bamboo dragon.

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  • Pinyin:Lüè dòu
  • alias:bamboo dragon
  • place of origin:Guizhou
  • category:percussion
history
Among the Miao people, it is said that Luidou was made to commemorate a tiger-fighting hero who fought for the people.
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When playing, the drum is placed horizontally on a wooden drum stand with a height of 140 cm. One or two people (one person at one end) percussion with a drum in each hand, the drum surface emits a "dong dong" sound, and the drum edge emits a "da da" sound, with no fixed pitch.
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The drum frame is hollowed out from a whole section of nanmu, and it is cylindrical. Both ends are covered with cowhide, and the edges of the drum skin are fastened with bamboo strips.
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