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Miao traditional musical instruments

Traditional Miao musical instruments are: Lusheng, suona, flute, huqin and Qin Yue.

Lusheng is one of the ancient musical instruments especially loved by ethnic minorities, and it is an indispensable musical instrument in ethnic festivals. Lusheng is a traditional Lusheng musical instrument of Miao nationality, which is widely spread in Miao areas. Lusheng is a symbol of Miao culture. Miao Lusheng combines words, songs and dances in performance and performance, maintaining the primitive and simple history, culture and art of Miao nationality.

Suona is a traditional double reed woodwind instrument in China. As early as the 3rd century AD, with the opening of the Silk Road, suona was introduced to China from Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is a member of the oboe family in the world. After thousands of years of development, suona has its unique temperament and timbre, and has become a representative national wind instrument in China.

The sound of suona is magnificent, and the tube body is mostly made of rosewood and sandalwood, which is conical. The top is equipped with double reeds made of reeds, which are connected with the wooden pipe body through a copper core or a silver core, and the lower end is sleeved with a copper bowl. There are also semitone keys and treble keys to add keys to the suona, which expands the range and increases the expressive force of the instrument.

In Taiwan Province Province, it is called advocacy; In the south, it is one of the eight-tone musical instruments. In Henan and Shandong, it is called trumpet. Traditional suona has classic tracks such as "A Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix" and "Twenty-eight Plates in Western Henan".

Hu Qin, also known as He Ji (Tong Xi) Qin. It has a long history and simple shape. Can be used for solo, ensemble or accompaniment for song and dance. Huqin is the general name of musical instruments used by ethnic minorities in northern and northwestern China in ancient times, and it was named as a stringed instrument of Huqin in modern times.

Yueqin is a traditional plucked instrument in China, which originated in the Han Dynasty. The speaker is full of circles and the neck is short. The total length is 62, and the speaker diameter is 36.3cm.. The borders of the neck and speaker are mahogany and rosewood, and the borders are six boards of the same specification.

The front panel and the back panel are made of paulownia wood. There are two sound beams and two sound columns in the box. Four axes, four strings, every two strings are homophonic, and the five degrees are fixed. There are eight or nine grades on the neck and panel.