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Small round classical Chinese musical instrument that can be blown

Ocarina: Ocarina is a closed-mouth wind instrument unique to the Han people, which occupies an important position in the history of primitive art in the world. The origin of the ocarina is related to the labor and production activities of the Han ancestors, and initially it may have been made by the ancestors to imitate the cries of birds and animals to trap the prey. Later with the social progress and evolved into a simple musical instrument, and gradually increase the sound hole, developed into a melodic instrument can play tunes.

The pottery flute (six holes)

The pottery flute China unearthed the world's earliest pottery flute, more than 4,000 years ago, was thought to be a different kind of ocarina, and then the expert group confirmed that it is an ancient pottery flute.

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