The Tradition of Hulusi

The Hulusi has a long history, its origins can be traced back to the pre-Qin era, and it was evolved and transformed from the Hulusi Sheng. It still maintains the ancient instrument's legacy in its construction, with the same number of pipes as the three-pipe flute, and the same sound holes in the two sub-pipes as the ancient flute, and a continuous interval of five degrees, which is similar to the ancient flute's "Harmonization of all sounds". But its main tube has opened 7 tone holes, and the later generations of xiao flute is very similar, and show it in the history of the leap.　After the founding of new China, China's national music workers on the gourd xiao has carried out continuous reform. 1958, Yunnan Provincial Song and Dance Troupe was the first to extend the range of 14 tones. In recent years, some literary groups in Beijing have made two new gourd xiao. The six-barrel gourd xiao can be played in monotone, diatonic, single melody plus sustained tone and two harmonic melodies plus sustained tone. Both maintain the original instrument's unique tone and style, but also increase the volume, expand the range, rich sound color and expressive power. In the garden of national instruments in China, it has become a remarkable oddball. in early 1980, the Central National Orchestra visited Japan and used this new gourd xiao to play for the Japanese people, which was welcomed and highly praised.　The Dai folk legend: a long time ago, a flash flood, a small Dai family Bu Bao picked up a large gourd, broke through the waves, to save their sweethearts, his faithful love touched the Buddha, the Buddha to the gourd loaded with tubes, Bu Bao blew a wonderful music, suddenly the winds and waves are calm, the flowers bloomed, the peacock opened its screen, and wished the couple good luck and happiness. From then on, the hulusi has been passed down from generation to generation in the Dai family.　Dai people are multi-talented, able to sing and dance, in the festival, whether in the river dragon boat or in the riverside put Gao Sheng, or in the square to catch the swing, or in the bamboo building to drink and sing, can be heard in a moving song. Zanha (folk singers) in the hulusi accompanied by singing the ancient legends and beautiful myths, singing the suffering of the old society and the happiness of the new society.