When playing, the left and right hands hold the two outer boards separately, or the left hand holds the three boards, and the right hand holds the two boards. No fixed pitch, the sound is crisp, short and penetrating. It is used for the Fujian Nanyin instrumental ensemble and the accompaniment of Liyuan Opera. When playing the Manchu Tsarachi, the left and right hands hold th...

It is made of mahogany, red sandalwood, pear or litmus. Due to the different purposes of use in the past dynasties, the number of boards is also inconsistent. It usually consists of five or six boards, with a maximum of nine boards and a minimum of three or four boards. Manchu sandalwood boards are mostly two or three (two large and one small) boards. In addition to wooden ones, they are also m...