Longdong Blowing "Slow Carrying Water" comes from the album "Music of China Map: Hear Longdong Blowing in Gansu"

Longdong Wind and Percussion, also known as Longdong Suona, is a traditional wind and percussion music composed mainly of Qingyang Suona and supplemented by ensemble of gongs, drums, and eras, also known as wind and drum music. The Qingyang Suona, also known as the "Longdong Suona", is said to have been circulating since the Ming Dynasty. It has a loud volume, pure tone, delicate and tactful tone, rich playing techniques, and a coherent and smooth sound. It first appeared in weddings, funerals, village temple fairs, celebration ceremonies and other occasions. Through the continuous inheritance and improvement of generations of artists, it has become a unique genre of Chinese Folk music with its rich accumulation of Qupai, huge performing groups, rich folk culture and strong local style.

Slowly Carrying the Water

Folk Music: Longdong Blowing and Playing Ethnic Group: Han Nationality Region: Qingyang, Gansu Province

Suona: Ma Zigang

The desolate sound of the Liaoyuan Suona resounded from Longdong, trembling slightly and tinged with endless melancholy and sorrow. The threads of it flowed into the heart and soul, triggering many sorrows. The voice is ethereal and distant, as if drifting through the dust of a thousand years of history. It remembers the cultural etiquette genes left by the ancestors of Zhou, the vast wilderness of Bin Feng, the winding Ziwu Ridge of Qin Zhidao, and the hardships of the Loess Plateau, but people never speak of hardship. It has been floating on the western edge of the Loess Plateau. As thick as the loess is, so thick is the sound of the suona. As long as the mountains are, so long is the sound of the suona. Its high and bright voice is people's eternal hope and passion for life.