In the early morning, Hu Zhiquan, from Group 8 of Jinggang Village, Yuehua Township, Dazhu County, was busy making bamboo suonas. He wiped the 20-centimeter-long Arhat bamboo poles that were naturally air-dried with a rag, and then clamped the bamboo poles with iron tongs, wearing thick gloves. The other hand picks up the fire drill, inserts the drill bit into the center of the bamboo pole, turns it into a hollow pole that is connected up and down, and then drills the blow hole on the outside of the pole. A series of movements, Lao Hu is skillful and quick.

According to Hu Zhiquan, although the pitch of the bamboo suona is not as good as that of the suona made by the standard method, they can blow the bamboo suona into various fancy styles.

Having said that, Hu Zhiquan performed it for the reporter. The sound of the suona is sometimes high-pitched and bright, and sometimes festive and enthusiastic. The most amazing thing is that he can blow the suona with his nose. As a provincial non-genetic inheritor of the bamboo suona performance skills, 46-year-old Hu Zhiquan has been learning to play bamboo suona since he was 15 years old. He didn't even know the origin and origin of the bamboo suona.

Liao Daifang, the head of the Yuehua Township Cultural Station, told reporters that the big bamboo suona originated in the Song Dynasty. It is not only different from other suonas in production, but also has a unique sound. There are many types of models, the short ones are not full of feet, and there are experts in playing, who can perform stunt performances of four mouth blows, two nose blows, and four mouth blows at the same time. The longest can be more than 4 meters, and several people need to carry it on the shoulders when playing.

It was almost noon when Hu Zhiquan's son Hu Gaohui came back from studying electrician in the county town. After a brief meal, Hu Gaohui picked up the bamboo suona and began to practice. 19-year-old Hu Gaohui is the youngest local bamboo suona performer. He has a childish look on his face, and even blushes when he talks to people.

Hu Gaohui grew up watching his father play the bamboo suona, which was his favorite toy in childhood. While speaking, Hu Gaohui put two bamboo suonas into his mouth at the same time and blew the "General's Order".

"Pay attention to the use of air, not brute force, but to change the voice with airflow control." Lao Hu told reporters while instructing his son that when he first practiced blowing with his nose, he could not control the airflow in his nostrils. In order to stuff the suona mouth into the nostrils so as not to run out of breath, blood is often poked from the nostrils. It was under such hard work that his acting skills improved day by day, until finally he could play with four suonas.

"Practicing the skill of playing bamboo suona is hard. You can't play well without ten or eight years of hard work. The income is also meager. You can earn more than 100 yuan every time you play." Today, more and more young Everyone went out to work, but no one came to learn to play bamboo suona. Hu Zhiquan was very pleased with his son's serious learning of bamboo suona. "Such a good baby can't be lost."

Nowadays, whenever the villagers have a wedding or a happy event, they will invite a drummer to play to create an atmosphere. Many times, in the same family, you will meet several drummers, everyone will compete with each other, and you will blow me up. At first, it was louder and had more tunes. Later, when they saw that others could play two suonas in one mouth, they thought about playing three or four suonas, until they developed to blow with their nose or both.

That night, Hu Zhiquan was going to the nearby Zhubei Township for a birthday party performance. After 5 p.m., he put four bamboo suonas into the cloth bag, and at the same time put the four suona mouths into a small red box, and set off for the destination. Different from the past, he specially brought his son, "I want my son to increase his performance experience." The son came on stage first, playing the cheerful minor "Phoenix Spreads Wings" solo, and the audience burst into applause and cheers.