The nose flute is a distinctive edge-edge air-sounding instrument of the Li nationality, named after it is played with the nostrils. The following is an introduction to the performance of the nose flute.

When playing, the tube body is placed vertically, the left thumb presses the upper hole, and the right thumb and index finger press the hole and the bottom hole respectively. Place the upper blowing hole obliquely on the right nostril, and exhale through the nostril to excite the air column in the tube to make pronunciation. Sometimes the left nostril can be blocked with the hand to play. In addition to the blow hole, the nose flute has three sound holes at the bottom of the pipe, which can blow out the following six sounds: g, a, c1, d1, e1, g1. The volume is low. You can also play with your mouth, with a slightly louder volume. The timbre of the nose flute is quiet, deep, and pleasant to listen to. The bass is like a hollow flute, but it is softer and the treble is weak. It uses rich overtones to blow out three octaves, and can play vibrato and portamento. Sometimes because the breath is difficult to control, the sound of music appears to be vague and intermittent, and it sounds more immortal. When the night was quiet, the nose flute was played, and the whole village could be heard faintly. The nose flute is often used in solo, duet, and on stage as a dance prop.