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Bijian operating guide

Jian Jian is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Zhuang ethnic group. It is popular in Fangcheng Autonomous County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. When playing the Bijian, the body of the tube should be placed upright, and the Bijian should be held in both hands. Reed, played with a gentle airflow. The sound columns are #g1, a1, b1, c2, d2, e2, #g2, and the s...
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Jian Jian is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Zhuang ethnic group. It is popular in Fangcheng Autonomous County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Jian Jian's tube body is made of bamboo, mostly made of small green bamboo grown locally. The tube is 20 cm long, with a bamboo joint at the upper end and an open lower end, with an outer diameter of 1 cm and an inner di...
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