How to play bamboo bangs

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When playing, the performers hold one in each hand and hold it on the chest to strike each other. The sound is crisp and high-pitched, and the tone is close to that of castanets. For singing and dancing accompaniment. In the traditional festival of the Jing nationality, the Song Festival, the whole village, men and women, old and young, gather together to hold activities such as welcoming the gods, worshiping ancestors, and collective singing and dancing.

How to play bamboo bangs

The performers are mostly one man and two women, called Ha Ge and Ha Mei. Ha Mei takes turns to sing, and the content is mostly about remembering ancestors or praying for a good harvest. Ha Ge accompanies him on the piano. At this joyous folk song festival, Ha Mei held a bamboo bang and sang by herself. Bamboo bangs are rhythm instruments with southern characteristics.
Bamboo Bang Dance Bamboo Bang Dance is a unique folk dance of the Zhuang people in Guangxi. Bamboo bangs are made of bamboo from the Xiajiang River in Yizhou. The Zhuang children dance to the beat of the bamboo bangs. In this unique way, they celebrate the arrival of the festival with their cheerful dances.
Reference materials and contributors
竹梆(百度百科)
仫佬族小天使:《竹梆舞》

Involving musical instruments

Bamboo tied (pinyin: Zhú bāng) is a musical instrument of the Jing people. It is popular in Wanwei, Shanxin, Wutou and other places in Fangcheng County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Generally used to celebrate the arrival of festivals.