National Musical Instrument —— Hulusi

Hulusi, also known as Huluxiao, is called Bo Dao Lang in Dai language ("Bo" is a general term for wind instruments in Dai language. "Lang" means direct blowing, and "Dao" means gourd), which is a musical instrument of ethnic minorities in Yunnan, and is mainly spread in Dai, Yi, Achang, De 'ang and other ethnic groups. Hulusi can be divided into three types: high, medium and low, and the commonly used key is B, C and D. Hulusi originated in lianghe county, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, and is mainly popular in Dehong and Lincang areas where Dai, Achang, Wa, De 'ang and Bulang nationalities live together, with strong local colors.

Play method:

(1) The ring finger, middle finger and index finger of the right hand open and close the first, second and third sound holes respectively with the first finger pulp, and the thumb is dragged under the main pipe. The ring finger, middle finger and index finger of the left hand are opened and closed with the belly of the first finger, and the thumb is opened with the fourth, fifth and sixth sound holes, which are located at the front and lower part of the main pipe. (2) Take a deep breath and inhale as much air as possible. After inhaling, the breath sinks, so that the airflow can be exhaled evenly and evenly in a controlled way, and the breath should be stable, not strong and weak. (3) In the performance, the high notes should be played by slow blowing (airflow reduction) and the low notes by fast blowing (airflow enhancement).