In September 2017, Yongtian Taoxun was included in the district-level intangible cultural heritage and joined the Luodai intangible cultural heritage family. 埙tongshu (xūn). An ancient wind instrument made of clay, the size of a goose egg, the top is pointed and the bottom is flat, and the top is a mouthpiece. Also called "Tao Xun".
Xun [xūn] is one of the earliest wind instruments discovered in my country. It originated in prehistoric times. The oldest Xun unearthed at present is a pottery Xun unearthed from the Hemudu site in Zhejiang, about 6,700 years ago.
It is rumored that Xun originated from the stone meteors (a kind of hollow mud and stone) used by the ancient ancestors for hunting. When hunting and throwing, a whistle sound was generated to frighten the beasts and make them fall into the dug traps. They discovered the edge effect. Xun was invented because of the properties of sound.
Xun is one of the important musical instruments in ancient China. From the available written records, we can confirm that Xun was widely used in the sacrificial activities of the court at the beginning of the Warring States Period. After the Qin and Han dynasties, Xun became an important member of the family of court musical instruments. Only in the past 100 years, due to various reasons, people hardly know that there is such a musical instrument, except for the occasional or heard xun music when enjoying court music. In the 1930s and 1940s, Xun music was almost unheard of in public performances.
Since the 1980s, with the joint efforts of performers, producers and composers, more and more people love Xun music and learn and perform, and the upsurge of Xi Xun has quietly emerged. From Xun, people seem to have found the long-lost ancient style. Xun is becoming a cultural phenomenon and attracting more and more people's attention. Not only "Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West" and other TV series in the 1980s, but also popular now A large number of Xun's soundtracks have appeared in various films and televisions. Xun's unique and strong and pathetic tone determines the irreplaceable and extensive application of Xun in film and television soundtracks.