The reed is a reed instrument of the Miao, Yao, Dong and other ethnic groups in the southwest. Originated in the Central Plains, it was later introduced to the minority areas, and its predecessor was the yu of the Han nationality. The villages inhabited by ethnic minorities in various parts of Guizhou are known as the "Hometown of Lusheng" and "Hometown of Songs and Dances". They are one of the musical instruments especially loved by ethnic minorities. Colorful reed party, blowing reeds and dancing to celebrate their own national festivals.

With the changes of the times, the shape and playing skills of the reeds have been improved in addition to maintaining the original style. Today's reeds have six, ten and twelve pipes, and their lengths are two feet, five feet, and more than one zhang; the tunes of the reeds, in addition to maintaining the original simplicity and melodiousness, the tunes are changeable and the rhythm is lively. Especially accompanied by the deep and powerful sound of the mango, which makes the sound and volume of the reeds aggravated, and is particularly euphemistic and moving. The changes in dancing and dancing postures are even greater. Not only are the jumping steps and kicking legs strong and powerful, but also the dancing postures are dashing and free, and the movements are graceful.

As early as the 1950s, the outstanding reed players from the ethnic minorities in Guizhou went to the Soviet Union, Poland and other countries to participate in the World Youth Festival, which became popular abroad. The reed festivals in ethnic minority areas are even more unprecedented in scale, ranging from a few thousand people to tens of thousands of people; hundreds of thousands of people. Ten miles away, you can hear the melodious sound of reeds playing. Every major festival, tens of thousands of people spontaneously gather to play reeds, dance bronze drums, fight bulls, fight birds, sing duets, and race horses. Playing the reeds has become an essential entertainment activity during the festival. People gather from all directions, either men play and women dance, or they dance by themselves.

In the Lusheng Hall, there are usually 6 pieces of reeds blown together. The reeds have a wide range of sound, a long-distance music, and the songs are loud and memorable; naturally, 6 people are required to play the reeds, and there are dozens of Miao girls who step (jump) on the reeds. There are hundreds of people. They wear silver ornaments represented by silver horns. They dance to the tune of reeds and dance with joy. The scene is spectacular and moving, forming a silver ocean, known as the "Oriental Disco".