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What is diabolo?

Diabolo, called Hu Knock, Empty Bell and Empty Zheng in ancient times, commonly known as buzzer, bell, bell, old cow, stuffed gourd, wind gourd, ringing gourd and Lei Gonggong, belongs to traditional toys of Han nationality. Typical diabolo can be divided into single wheel and double wheel. Two-wheeled diabolo is shaped like a waist drum, made of bamboo or wood, with two flat round wheels at both ends. The wheels are hollow, with four or five small holes dug in them, bamboo flutes placed in the holes, and the two wheels are connected by shafts. A single-wheel hollow bamboo is shaped like a top with wheels on one side. Because of its hollow wheel and bamboo flute, it is named "diabolo".

Diabolo game is generally called Diabolo Shake, also called Empty Bell Shake, Empty Zheng Shake, Hum Shake, and Jiangnan is also called Bell Pulling. But generally referred to as "diabolo". It is a wonderful flower in the traditional cultural garden of Han nationality in China. It is popular all over the country, especially in Tianjin, Beijing, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.