The tone of night flute varies, the most common is G, and F, C and so on. When the 6 sound holes are fully closed, the barrel tone is (d1), and through overblowing, the sound range is (d1-e3), with two octaves and another major second. The timbre of the xiao is soft and elegant, with a deep pronunciation in the bass region, which is distinctive when played weakly; the timbre in ...

In the Miao area of southeastern Guizhou, the night flute is popular and popular among people. Especially young men have special feelings for it. Over the years, playing the night flute has become a signal of love between young men and women of the Miao ethnic group. In their spare time or during the slack of farming, whenever night falls and the breeze blows, the Miao boys will...