Celebrities in ancient Xiao Di

Yuping Xiao Di is made of bamboo produced in Yuping County, Guizhou Province, hence its name. Yuping flute is a famous traditional bamboo wind instrument in China, which is famous for its clear and beautiful timbre and exquisite carving. It is the crystallization of the cultural development of local Dong, Han, Miao and Tujia nationalities in Yuping, and it has high historical, cultural and scientific value. Yuping Xiao Di is not only an excellent national musical instrument, but also an exquisite handicraft with a long history and a good reputation at home and abroad. Yuping Xiao Di, with clear rhyme and exquisite craftsmanship, is an excellent national musical instrument and the crystallization of the development and integration of Dong, Han, Miao and Tujia cultures in Yuping. Many flute artists have contributed to its development. Yuping flute and flute are made of local bamboo, with long and even bamboo joints, suitable wall thickness and solid texture. Its production has to go through three processes: blank making, carving and finished product, and more than 70 processes. The variety has developed from one flute and one flute to more than seven flutes and twelve flutes 100. Yuping flute factory is one of the four designated manufacturers of national musical instruments in China.

Yuping Xiao Di is not only an excellent national musical instrument, but also an exquisite handicraft with a long history and a good reputation at home and abroad. Yuping flute has a history of hundreds of years. According to legend, three hundred years ago, there was a man named Zheng in Yuping who met a Taoist priest who called himself "the deer skin fairy" at a fair. The two hit it off at first sight, shared similar interests and became bosom friends. Taoist priests often wander in the mountains, whispering and telling his dissatisfaction with the dynasty. One day, he picked a bamboo from the mountain and made it into a flute to play, which caused the sound of a bosom friend. Soon, the Taoist priest wanted to travel far away, so he taught the skill of making flutes to this friend named Zheng. Since then, the Zheng family began to manufacture and sell their own flutes. Perhaps this is the origin of the poem "Immortals leave ancient songs on Yuping".

Yuping Xiao Di is very particular about the selection and production of materials. It is made of a kind of local bamboo that grows near Yinshan Creek. There is almost no sunshine here. This kind of bamboo is long and thick, and its roots are basically the same, only the thickness of human thumb. The time for chopping bamboo is very particular, generally two months after beginning of winter is the best. Because bamboo at this time contains less water and sugar, the flute is not easy to crack and mold.

The production requirements are more stringent, and there are dozens of processes from bamboo cutting to production. Finally, poetry and painting are carved on the surface of the flute. The tube body is bronzed, engraved with various patterns and poems, which is more quaint and elegant. Among Yuping flutes, "Dragon and Phoenix Flute" is the most popular. It's a pair of male and female directors. Men are slightly thicker and women are slightly thinner. Blowing the male flute is rich and loud; Female flute is mellow, subtle and meaningful. Ensemble of men and women, like a couple in chorus, is so harmonious and beautiful. "

Yuping Xiao Di, famous at home and abroad, is as famous as Maotai, and is one of the "Three Treasures in Guizhou". As early as the first century A.D., the flute was circulated in the location of ancient Yuping. Yuping flute was first made in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, and was listed as a tribute in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was highly valued by the royal family. . 19 13 won the silver prize in the international handicraft exhibition held in London. 1923, he won a gold medal in Panama. 1979 was awarded the title of high-quality product by the Ministry of light industry. Yuping Xiao Di not only sells well all over the country, but also sells well in Southeast Asia, Europe and America.

There is another touching legend about Yuping Xiao Di. The record of Yuping Xiao was first found in Qing Qianlong's "Yuping County Records": "It is a biography of the Zheng family with clear rhyme. Being a good listener means not reducing the wind. " According to legend, a few years ago, Zheng, who moved from Shandong to Yuping, went to the town to visit relatives and friends. I happened to meet an old Lupion with long hair and a childish face. I paid tribute to him and became close friends with him. Shortly after he came to Zhengjia, he became seriously ill. The Zheng family treated him like a relative, decocting soup and sending medicine in every possible way. After Lao Dao recovered from his illness, they often went out for sightseeing. One day, after passing through Yuping Peak in the north of the city, I saw Han Xiangzi, Zhang and others floating from the eastern sky in Xiangyun, sitting on the mountain of Shilianfeng, playing the piano and singing. When they arrived at Shilin Peak, they saw the immortal playing music and driving away. They searched for the trace of the Eight Immortals and found a flute belonging to Han Xiangzi. They waited until the sun set in the west, but the fairy didn't come back, so they had to take it home. The next day, they flew to Fengshan, southwest of the city, only to see the mountain covered with bamboo, full of green. The old man chose two phoenix bamboos to take back and made a pair of flutes and flutes, which were male and female, with gentle and quiet timbre. In order to express gratitude, the Taoist priest passed on the skill of making flutes to the Zheng family. Zheng, with elegant temperament, was overjoyed and regarded as a family heirloom, which was passed down from generation to generation and kept his career.

Yuping flute is famous overseas and unique among Chinese musical instruments. "Yuping Xiao Di" is also called "Xiao Ping Jade Emperor". According to records, as early as the L century, there was a flute in Wuxi where Gu Yuping was located. In modern times, there are many artists making flutes in Yuping, among which Zheng is the most famous. There are many legends about the time when Yuping began to make flutes. In recent years, China Musical Instrument No.4 199 1 published an article: Zheng Dizi, who ruled Yuping for hundreds of years, made it in Yongle in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1403- 1424). Ming and Qing Dynasties are listed as tributes, which is one of the "Three Treasures of Guizhou" with the same name as Moutai.

19 13 Yuping Xiao Di won the silver award at the London International Craft Exhibition; 19 15 won the gold medal at the Pacific Expo in San Francisco, USA, to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal. It is the first national folk musical instrument in China to win an international award.

Xiao and Di have a long history and an important position in Chinese musical instruments. 1973 and 1987, bone flutes 7000 years ago and 8000 years ago were found in the Yangtze River valley and the Yellow River valley respectively, which greatly surpassed the Swedish bone flute with a history of only 4000 years, and the latter was regarded as the highest bone flute in the world. The Chinese nation has been very fond of flute performances since ancient times, and there are also a lot of beautiful sentences chanting flute in the poems and songs of celebrities in past dynasties.

The production technology of Yuping flute has a long history, and it is a typical representative of traditional handmade flute, which has a history of more than 400 years. It is made of bamboo unique to Yuping County, and goes through four technological processes: material selection, blank making, carving and finished product. The production process is numerous and complicated, and all of them are made by hand. From bamboo cutting to bamboo making, there are 24 processes for flute making and 38 processes for flute tuning. Finally, the surface of the flute is engraved with poems and paintings, and the bronze tube body is engraved with various patterns and poems, which is more quaint and elegant.

Among Yuping flutes, "Dragon and Phoenix Flute" is the most popular, and it is a pair of male and female directors. Men are slightly thicker and women are slightly thinner. Blowing the male flute is rich and loud; Female flute is mellow, subtle and meaningful. Ensemble of men and women, like a couple in chorus, is so harmonious and beautiful.