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What are the unique Mongolian musical instruments?

1. The yatuga (Mongolian zither) is also a plucked instrument. When playing the yatuga, the player sits on the ground with one end on his leg and the other end on the ground, plucking with two fingers. In the past, the Mongolian Tumut played Yatuga more people, until the Qing dynasty Tongzhi years, in the Tumut Banner a lot of Mongolian families have this kind of musical instrument.

2, Huzhi (ukulele) is a stringed instrument, is one of the favorite instruments of the Mongolians. Especially in eastern Mongolia, almost everyone will play. Huzhi shape like Jinghu, but larger than Jinghu. Hurri's piano box, piano pole is generally made of mahogany, piano box covered with python skin or sheepskin, bamboo bow, horsetail strings, bone code. The qin box, qin pole, as well as tuning the strings of the wooden shaft carved with a variety of floral patterns, very artistic and beautiful.

3, fire not Si is a four-string plucked musical instrument, is an ancient popular folk musical instruments, and later became one of the main instruments in the court. Fire Bushi can not only solo, but also accompaniment, ensemble. It was thought that this ancient instrument had been lost after the wars of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Happily, the fire is unexpectedly in the Yunnan Province Tonghai County, Xingmeng Township Huamei Xian family passed down.

4, the horse head qin most respected by the Mongolians. Horse-head fiddle is a traditional musical instrument unique to Mongolians, with a very unique style. The traditional horse-head fiddle is about four feet long, with wood for the pole, the top carved a horse head, the lower end of a shovel-shaped leather drum, with the horse's tail tied into two strings, and then the horse's tail into a bowstring, playing it can send out a melodious and deep sound.

5, the Mongolian Sihu, the Mongolian language called "Houle", "Hu Wuer", "Huer", compiled by the Kangxi dynasty, "justice after the compilation of the law" called the "fiddle". "Fiddle". Mongolian Sihu is one of the most Mongolian characteristics of the instrument, divided into soprano Sihu, alto Sihu and bass Sihu three categories.