Bawu is a bamboo-pipe copper-reed musical instrument with a tongue-shaped reed. It is the wind instrument of the Yi, Hani, Dai, Wa, Blang, Miao and other ethnic groups. The local Yi language is called "Ji Feilimo", and the Hani language is called "Meba".

Bawu is a clarinet wind instrument popular in the Yi, Miao, Hani and other ethnic groups in southwest China. Bawu is made of bamboo tube and has seven finger holes (the first six and the last one). A sharp tongue-shaped copper reed is disposed at the mouthpiece. When playing, the upper end is blown horizontally, and the vibrating reed makes a sound. The bau has a low volume but a soft tone, and people in the southwest call it a talking instrument.

Bawu is popular in Honghe, Wenshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, Lincang, Dehong, Rongshui, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southeastern and southern Guizhou in Yunnan Province.

Among the folks, the single-pipe is the main one, and there are also double-pipe mergers, which are called double-eyed bawu. The traditional way of playing is straight blowing. Commonly used range is not more than an octave. Bawu's timbre is very soft and melodious, very like a pair of lovers who are in love with each other and express their sincerity, so every night, when the Yi, Hani and Miao youths are in love, they often use it to express their heartfelt feelings and convey their feelings. Affection.