Introduction to suona art

Suona art is a manifestation of Han traditional folk culture. In 2006, Qinyang City, Henan Province and Qingyang City, Gansu Province declared intangible cultural heritage. Its basic musical instrument suona, commonly known as "trumpet", is a kind of folk musical instrument widely circulated in China. According to different classification standards, it can be divided into different types, and the pronunciation is loud and clear. In the past, it was mostly used for folk song blowing parties, yangko parties, drum classes and accompaniment of local folk art and opera. Through continuous development, it has enriched the playing skills and improved the expressive force, and has become a unique solo instrument, which is used for national band ensemble or opera, song and dance accompaniment. On May 20th, 2006, suona art was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.