Bubba, a Tibetan lip vibration musical instrument. The Tibetan language is also known as Gongdong, and the Han people are called Datuhao and Bubuhao. It is popular in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries such as Dangka Temple in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province and Heijing Temple in Badi Township, Danba County, Sichuan Province.
The shape of the Bubba is similar to that of the drum. The whole body is made of copper, and the tube body is welded by the upper and lower copper tubes. The upper tube body is thinner, and the top is fixed with the mouthpiece. , the mouth is slightly adducted. Compared with the drum, the body of the drum cannot be folded.
Dangka Monastery in Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province uses a relatively large size of Bubba in "Jiaruo" music, with a total length of 109.5 cm, a mouth diameter of 5 cm, and a mouth diameter of 13.2 cm. When playing, it only plays a long note, pronounced b. The Buba in Heijing Temple, Badi Township, Danba County, Sichuan Province is small in size, with a total length of only 43.6 cm, a mouth diameter of 3.4 cm, and a mouth diameter of 9.9 cm.