Conveying feelings, the sound of "sheng" does not stop. Lusheng is the sweet tune of Lahu love, and it is also the timeless code of Lahu culture.

Lusheng, the most representative musical instrument of the Lahu people, is one of the important "codes" for the inheritance of Lahu culture. In the long years of Lahu culture and history, it has a timeless brilliance and an invincible tone.

Reed production, a traditional Lahu craft with distinctive national and local characteristics, has high cultural value. On May 8, 2006, it was named by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection in Yunnan Province. directory.

In Nanliu Village, Mujia Township, Lancang County, Pu'er City, Nangahe people have meticulously crafted reeds. Most of the adult men here make reeds, and the family-based relationship between teachers and teachers will pass reeds production from generation to generation.

In addition to the beautiful gourds grown at home, the raw materials for making reeds include lead, golden bamboo, sour beeswax, etc. The most important thing is the bamboo that grows in the deep mountain jungle. Reed producers often have to walk into deep mountains and walk through streams to find them.

The production process of Lusheng mainly includes 6 processes, such as cutting the bamboo tube, installing the reed, sticking the tube, and tuning. The most worth mentioning is the production of reeds. After the golden bamboo is cut back, it is cut into pieces and placed on the heated kang to dry slowly and then cut into thin slices. It is not complete until the melody is accurate.

Among them, the tuning is the most important. The intonation of reeds can only be produced and debugged by the experience and feeling of the reeds producers in the production process, and must be debugged repeatedly. This process cannot be done by experienced masters.

The reeds are of different sizes and lengths, and the sounds made by different reeds are at different levels. The long Lusheng is low and powerful, and it is an excellent musical instrument to show the simplicity and roughness of the Lahu people during the festivals.

tedious production process

Simple and simple inheritance

Did not let Lusheng make this Lahu national culture

Gone in the long river of time

local protection folk heritage

Let the national culture pass on from generation to generation

"Sheng" keeps sounding