Appearance and Construction of Zarling

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Zhaling is a Tibetan fringe air-sounding musical instrument. In Tibetan, it is also known as Delin, Zabuling, and Liesi. The whole body is made of clay, water and mud, and it is a relatively primitive musical instrument. The shape is like a bird or oval, small and hollow, with a mouthpiece and a sound hole at the upper end, and two to six sound holes at the waist.

Appearance and Construction of Zarling

After kneading, it is dried (also played) and roasted. Because it is all hand-made, the size and sound holes are different, and the pitch and sound sequence are also inconsistent.

It was originally made by shepherds with mud, and later potters roasted them for sale. Zha Ling made by potters in Xiqin District, Lazi County, Shigatse Region, Tibet and other places, with fine craftsmanship. The larger one is like a bird, with a head and a tail, 13.1 cm long, 5.2 cm wide, 5.6 cm high, and the pronunciation hole is 1.1 cm long and 0.9 cm wide; the smaller one is shaped like a goose egg, 7.5 cm long, 4.2 cm wide, and the pronunciation hole is long 1.2 cm, 0.7 cm wide. There is a trachea from the mouthpiece to the sounding hole, and there are sounding holes on the left and right sides of the waist.

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Zhabuling (pinyin: zhā bù lìng), also known as ocarina, delin, Zhaling, and Liesi, is a Tibetan fringe air-sounding musical instrument, popular in the Shigatse area of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the pastoral areas of the northern Tibetan plateau.

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