The phoenix head Konghou originated from the ancient hunting bow.

The boat-shaped sound box is made of hollowed out hard and heavy wood. The length of the piano box is 60 cm to 80 cm, and the most common one is 68 cm long.

It is covered with a narrow and long deerskin (dyed red), and a strip of wood is placed in the center of the leather surface, which plays the dual role of tying the strings and transmitting the vibration of the strings to the leather surface. The other end of the strings is tied to the curved neck with a red silk rope, and there are red silk spikes hanging down. Move the rope tied up and down to adjust the pitch.

"The item has a tie", "the item has a tie", and "the neck has a tie" refers to this. The earliest phoenix-headed Konghou in ancient times had only five to seven rattan silk strings, and was popular in the southern mountainous areas; around the 8th century AD, it was increased to thirteen or fourteen strings, which were used for court music; the most popular phoenix-headed Konghou today are nine. string, thirteenth or sixteenth string.

When playing, place the piano on a special frame or wooden bench, hold it with both hands, and pluck the strings with the thumb and forefinger of the left and right hands.

When used in different music, the tuning is also different. For example, the common tuning of the thirteen-string phoenix-head Konghou in Pyu music is: c, e, f, g, b, c1, e1, f1, g1, b1, c2, d2 , f2. Squeeze one end of the string to raise the tone of the string to get the desired tone. You can play single, double, triple, vibrato and boeing, etc., and use the palm or middle finger to stop the sound. Often used for solo, instrumental ensemble or to accompany singing and dancing.