Hulusi (pinyin: hú lu sī), also known as "calabash flute", is a musical instrument of ethnic minorities in Yunnan. Hulusi originated in Lianghe County, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, and is mainly popular in Dai, Achang, Wa, De'ang and Brown. The Dehong and Lincang areas in Yunnan where ethnic groups live together are rich in local colors.
Dizi (pinyin: dí zi), also known as the horizontal flute, is generally used as an important musical instrument to accompany opera.
Suona (pinyin: suǒ nà) is a Chinese double-reed woodwind instrument. Also called Suannai, trumpet, advocacy. The traditional suona is composed of five parts: whistle, air card, intruder, rod and bowl.
Xiao (pinyin: xiāo), divided into dongxiao and qinxiao. And because the flute has a hole, it is different from the pan flute without a hole, so it is called "dongxiao". The xiao has a long history, the sound is round and soft, quiet and elegant, suitable for solo and ensemble. It is generally made of bamboo with blow holes at the top.
Mouth flute (Pinyin: kǒu dí) is a bamboo musical instrument. In 1971, Mr. Yu Xunfa, a famous bamboo flute player, invented and created the mouth flute, which is suitable for solo, ensemble and accompaniment.
Niuwawu (Pinyin: ní wa wū), also known as Niu Tau Xun, Wa Wo Zi, Niu Chuchu, Chuuzi, Nixuan, Niu Xun, Ah Ouzi, Ni Niu Xun and Niu Jiao Xiao, edge-edge air-sounding instruments , popular in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Xun (pinyin: xūn) is a closed-mouthed wind instrument unique to the Han nationality. It occupies an important position in the history of primitive art in the world.
Bone whistle (pinyin: Gǔ shào) is made of a section of a bird's bone tube, with a hole carved on one side, and a movable limb bone is inserted into some of the bone tube to adjust the tone. A large number of wild animal remains were unearthed from the Hemudu site, most of which are deer, with more than 400 antlers alone.
The nose flute (pinyin: bí xiāo), also known as although Lao, Tunka, Yuanha, is a fringe gas-sounding instrument of the Li nationality in Hainan Island.
Bass Sheng (Pinyin: dī yīn shēng), a kind of Sheng, the most commonly used traditional Sheng is 17 reeds. After the liberation, new varieties such as amplifying sheng, plus key sheng, turntable sheng, low-pitched sheng and row sheng were successfully trial-produced, with a variety of reeds.
The middle tone Sheng (pinyin: zhōng yīn shēng) is a kind of Sheng, and the most commonly used traditional Sheng is 17 springs. After the liberation, new varieties such as amplifying sheng, plus key sheng, turntable sheng, low-pitched sheng and row sheng were successfully trial-produced, with a variety of reeds.
Bone flute (pinyin: gǔ dí), is a kind of flute, also known as eagle flute, eagle bone flute, jay, first discovered 8,000 years ago, Tibetan, Tajik, Kirgiz edge-edge air-sounding musical instruments, often used for solo.
Awu (pinyin: ā wū), also known as Brila, is a musical instrument of the Yi nationality, which is popular among the Sama branch of the Yi nationality and the Zijun people in Guandu District, a suburb of Kunming City, Yunnan Province.
Naiyi (pinyin: nǎi yī), also known as wooden flute and horizontal flute, is a fringe air-sounding instrument of Uyghur, Uzbek, Tajik and other ethnic groups, popular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Sheng (pinyin: shēng) is one of the oldest musical instruments in China. It is the earliest instrument in the world to use free reeds, and it is also the originator of most existing reed instruments in the world.
Jilu (pinyin: bì lǔ), also known as Hongbai, Buja, Caoshan, Zhixiao, is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Yi and Lahu nationalities. It is popular in Chuxiong, Yongren, Yaoan and other places in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
Hulusheng (pinyin: hú lu shēng), also known as Bu Ruo, Yi, Lahu, Wa, Lisu, Hani, Li, Naxi, Nu, Pumi, Miao and other ethnic clarinet gas-sounding instruments, popular in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, Simao Region, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Baoshan Region, Lincang Region, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Lijiang Region, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Bijie Region, Anshun Region in Guizhou Province, Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Guizhou and Baise area of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and other places.
High-pitched sheng (pinyin: gāo yīn shēng), a type of modern sheng, has a wide range and complete semitones, suitable for ensembles.
Yexiao (pinyin: yè xiāo), alias liao, is a clarinet gas-sounding instrument of the Miao ethnic group, named after it is mostly played at night. It is popular in Leishan, Danzhai, Kaili, Majiang, Huangping, Rongjiang, and Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Bawu (pinyin: bā wū), alias Bawu, Gebi, Bai, Bilu, Ule, is a bamboo-winded and copper-reed musical instrument, popular among the Yi, Miao, Hani and other ethnic groups in Yunnan.