The Yi Zhongsanxian (pinyin: yí zú zhōng sān xián) is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Yi people. It is popular in Lunan Yi Autonomous County, Yiliang and Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and Luxi in Qujing, Yunnan Province.

The shape is similar to that of the Yi nationality big sanxian, and it is composed of the qin barrel, the headstock, the qin rod, the peg, the qin horse, the tied strings and the qin strings.

When playing, hang the strap on the neck, the piano bar is horizontally in front of the abdomen, the piano barrel is placed on the right side of the waist and crotch, and the head of the piano is inclined to the upper left. The left hand holds the piano and strums the strings, and the right hand plucks and strums the strings. The pick is made of wood or bamboo, the size is slightly smaller for the larger three strings.

On the night of the traditional torch festival of the Yi nationality, the Yijia cottage is immersed in joy. Strings of torches are like torches falling from the sky, falling on the fields and flying up the hillside for a while, and then gather on the grass to form a huge fire. heap. The boys played the loud bamboo flute and strummed the "ding dong" middle sanxian. The girls danced with the boys to the beat, and some shared their love with each other. When the torches gradually went out and the music gradually ceased, the couples also disappeared into the quiet night.