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Tianqin (pinyin: tiān qín) is a plucked stringed musical instrument used by the Zhuang people (Bubian and Budai branch). It is popular in Dongzhong, Ningming and Longzhou on the Sino-Vietnamese border in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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  • Chinese name:Lyra
  • Spread area:Guangxi, northern Vietnam
  • Zhuang language:Ding Ding
  • Pinyin:tiān qín
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It is spread among the partial and Dai people of the Zhuang people. It was originally used by Tianpo (witch) to treat people's disasters and diseases. Later, this witchcraft-like qin, song and dance evolved into a mass entertainment activity, but it is still called singing, playing and dancing.
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Tianqin is one of the unique musical instruments of the Zhuang people in Guangxi. It belongs to the plucked instrument. It is mostly used as an accompaniment instrument among the Zhuang people. It is popular in the area of Longzhou, Guangxi. An instrument for communicating with the sky.
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Qin Huabei, the fourth-generation descendant of the Zhuang nationality's Longzhou Tianqin making skills, has been learning how to make qin from his grandfather since the age of 13, and has been focusing on Tianqin production for 45 years.
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Holding the Tianqin in one hand, shaking the string of bells hanging on the feet, and singing while playing, this is the performance method of the Zhuang Tianqin, which is a representative list of national intangible cultural heritage items.
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When playing the lyre, you can take two postures, sitting or standing. When playing in a sitting position, place the piano bar diagonally in front of the chest, place the piano barrel on or outside the right leg, and tilt the headstock to the upper left, forming a 45° angle; when playing in a standing position, hang the strap on the neck, and the piano bar is inclined. In front of the chest, the qin barrel is placed in front of the right abdomen, and the head of the qin is inclined to the upper left.
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The shape, structure and materials of the Tianqin are all unique. What is particularly special is that the headstock and the stem are made of three pieces of wood, without a single nail or a little glue.
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