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Wuyuexiao

The wuyuexiao (pinyin: wǔ yuè xiāo) is a musical instrument of the Yao nationality branch, which is popular in Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong Province.

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  • type:blowing musical instrument
  • Pinyin:wǔ yuè xiāo
  • popular area:Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong Province
  • nationality:Yao nationality
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The five-month flute is a musical instrument called Pai Yao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group. Yao language means cutting bamboo to make flute and blowing flute in May, hence the name.
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In Liannan Yaozhai, Guangdong, the Pai Yao people have a traditional custom of loving music: they practice flute in May, suona in June, singing in July and August, bee drumming in September, and singing hall on October 16.
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In Liannan Yaozhai, Guangdong, the Pai Yao people have a traditional music-loving custom: they practice flute in May, suona in June, singing in July and August, bee drumming in September, and singing hall on October 16.
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When playing the May flute, the tube body is placed upright, the ring finger, middle finger, and index finger of the left hand press the first, second, and third holes respectively, and the ring finger, middle finger, and index finger of the right hand press the fourth, fifth, and sixth holes respectively.
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The body of the five-month flute is made of bamboo, which is mostly made of bamboo tubes with no knots in the middle, transparent at both ends and slightly thicker at the top.
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