In the 3rd century AD, suona was introduced to China from Eastern Europe and West Asia. In the Ming Dynasty, there were records of suona in ancient books. Qi Jiguang, a military general in the Ming Dynasty, used the suona in military music. In his "Jixiao Xinshu·Wubei Zhi", he said: "Everyone who slaps the trumpet flute is playing the suona." In Ming Dynasty, Wang Pan's "Chaotianzi: Chanting the ...