Suona has a relatively long history of playing in Kangxian County, Longnan City. Suona playing has existed in the Ming Dynasty as early as the Ming Dynasty.

In different areas of Kangxian County, suona has its own playing form and tune. Especially the suona playing in Douping Village, Zhoujiaba Town in the north has a loud sound, bright rhythm, rich tunes and strong local characteristics, and has become the representative of Kangxian suona. It has been included in the intangible cultural heritage list of Gansu Province.

When you go to Kangxian County, Longnan City, if you don’t listen to the suona music there, then you are just a tourist in the green mountains and green waters, and you have not truly united with the local people spiritually. In Douping Village, Zhoujiaba Town, the reporter was fortunate enough to see this folk art - Suona, which was included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage project list.

The performer is an old artist. He stands in the courtyard with his head held high, his suona in both hands, his arms naturally raised directly in front of his chest, his eyes are flat, and he lifts his breath in Dantian. The rise of traditional equipment gives people a sense of smoothness like running clouds and flowing water.

This is the standard posture for playing the suona, but in the lively and colorful folk performances, the real player's state is unrestrained, and the music comes from his heart.

Suona has various forms such as single blowing and ensemble, ranging from one person to dozens of people. A good blowing hand can play more than a dozen tunes in a row without stopping for hours.

The original suona was a musical instrument spread in Persia and other regions, and even the name suona is a transliteration of the ancient Persian Surna. The suona appeared in China around the 3rd century AD, and the suona was played on the frescoes in the 38th cave of the Kizil Grottoes in Baicheng, Xinjiang. In the Jin and Yuan dynasties, it spread to the Central Plains of China.

After long-term follow-up and reformation, the mouth of the pipe is finally made of iron, wood, and copper. The pipe body is made of wood. The common ones have eight holes, which vary in length and size. The suona has a strong and pure sound and is the main instrument among wind instruments. In the old days, grand ceremonies were held in the government, and suona music was played on the guards of honor when the officials traveled. Folks are mainly used for weddings, funerals and other occasions.

Zhoujiaba Town is a prosperous place of suona culture in Kang County. According to relevant historical records, there were suona players here in the early Ming Dynasty. At that time, a native of Zhoujiaba Town went to Qingyang to make a living, and when he returned home, he learned a first-hand suona. He became the first suona successor in Kangxian County because of his playing skills. Since then, suona has gradually become an important part of Kangxian folk culture.

The major events in life are nothing but life and death! In the Kangbei countryside, every family can’t do without suona during weddings, funerals, and marriages. No matter how tight the day is, suona players must be hired to add to the atmosphere. The tune of suona is divided into red and white tunes, and it cannot be played indiscriminately, otherwise the rules will be messed up, and people can easily judge from the nature of the tune. The tone of red wedding events is high-pitched, cheerful, and unrestrained, while the tone of white events is the opposite, low, slow, and weeping. The ups and downs of the tone are completely matched with the owner's mood.

There are more than 100 pieces of music handed down from Kangxian suona. People generally choose happy and lively tunes in festive scenes, such as "Opening the Fortune Gate", "Big Door", "Family Portrait", etc.; in sad scenes, they choose sad and sad tunes, such as "Crying Five Watches", "Hanging Filial Piety" and "Crying at the Great Wall". " and other tunes. Suona ditty is mostly used to express the heart, perform and dissolve leisure time.

Since ancient times, Kangxian has high mountains and dense forests, barren land, and poor people's lives. The appearance of the suona musical instrument has given them a channel to release and express. Yu confides and expresses through the short wooden pipe of the suona.

Suona playing has a history in Kang County. During the Republic of China, the famous suona artists in the county included Chen Jinyuan and Bai Fengqi from Douping, Li Wannian from Dabao, He Chengzi from Sitai and others. They are often invited to take their apprentices to play in Chengxian, Wudu, Lueyang and other places, so that the influence of Kangxian suona outside the country continues to expand.

The suona area of Kangxian County has distinctive regional characteristics. Douping, Pingluo and other places have rough, thick and loud tones; Dabao, Yuntai and other places have crisp and delicate tones; Kangnan Yangba area has strong flavors in southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan, and the timbres are rich in transformation. Adaptable.

Today, in Douping, Pingluo, Dabao, Yuntai and other places in Kang County, there are suona artists in every village, and some villages have as many as dozens of suona artists, becoming a veritable "folk suona art village".