"Only those who blow the suona to the bone can do their best to keep this job and pass it on!" In the heart of suona artist Li Xiaopan, the movie "Hundred Birds and the Phoenix" is like a true portrayal of their family.

Li Xiaopan, 35, is a native of Lifuzhuang Village, Liushufeng Town, Fengnan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Li Xiaopan has been fascinated since he was a child, and learned suona performance and production skills from his father Li Jianzhong.

For most northerners, the suona, a traditional national musical instrument, is mainly used on weddings and weddings, especially in rural areas, where it is common to invite suona teams for weddings and weddings. "It seems that the occasions for suona to appear are limited. Some people say that playing suona has no future. It's too dirty. These harsh voices are often heard." Li Xiaopan also gave up suona because of these doubtful voices and played Western musical instruments. After time, I found that I still couldn't let go of the suona, "This is something that is melted into the bones, and I can't let it go."

Seeing that Li Xiaopan broke through the prejudice of the world and picked up the suona again, Li Jianzhong saw hope in his disappointed eyes, "We have played and made suona for several generations. , so that it can develop better.”

Full of his father's hope, Li Xiaopan devoted himself to researching the craftsmanship of suona while learning the technique of suona playing, and established the Palace Music Workshop. With the in-depth understanding of the styles, playing methods and techniques of suona in different regions, it also has a qualitative help for him to make suona. "Different regions have different playing styles, and the suona produced should be improved according to the needs and changes of each region." Li Xiaopan said.

The process of making a suona is not simple. From a piece of wood to making a suona, it needs to go through many steps such as material selection, grinding, expanding the inner chamber, drilling, and tuning. Wooden hand drills and files are its commonly used production tools, Sheng is an important musical instrument for its tuning, and the most important thing in suona production is tuning. Li Xiaopan and his son often play the sheng and tune the suona by one person, and do it together.

Today, the suona produced by Li Xiaopan has excellent workmanship and accurate timbre, which is suitable for different styles in different regions and is deeply loved by suona lovers. Singapore, Malaysia and many other countries and regions.

"Let more people hear the sound of suona and understand its truth and charm is my eternal goal." For the next step, Li Xiaopan already has a preliminary idea in his mind, "The reason why the popularity of suona is not high is in my mind. It seems that people don’t know much about it, so I want to go to the school to hold a public welfare training class to spread this traditional national musical instrument to children, so that national things can take root and sprout from children.”