"Jingpo Ancient Melody" performed by Tu Liang
166 views · Organized by 阿弥 on 2022-05-09

This ancient tune is played by the unique musical instrument that has been passed down by the Jingpo people for thousands of years, the Tuliang blowing instrument, which is a very unique single-hole straight blowing instrument. Cut down a glutinous bamboo unique to Jingpo Mountain, or cut off a long section, or connect two sections of the same length and thickness. After opening the two ends, a blow hole is opened in the center, and the artist who makes it will test the blow and make it according to the requirements. The volume and syllables are adjusted and the length of the two sides of the blow hole is determined. One Tuliang is made, and its production process also determines that each Tuliang is unique.

When Jingpo people are grazing in the mountains and resting during work, they play tuliang, or imitate the birdsong in the mountains, or play folk songs, or express their love in their hearts, and also accompany the collective singing and dancing. The instrument with only one hole has a wide range of two octaves, and the amazing expressiveness of freedom and change. In this ancient tune, you can hear both the high-pitched bright and clear like a flute, and the mid-bass whimpering softly like a flute, and no matter which range or how it is performed, it is generally quiet and agile, just like all things believed in by the Jingpo people. There are spirits, and their music consistently presents an aura-filled mountain world that is not disenchanted.

Involving musical instruments

Turen (pinyin: tǔ rèn), also known as Tuliang, Teling, and Laku in Jingpo language, is a fringe musical instrument of Jingpo, Lisu, Lahu and other ethnic groups. It is popular in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province and Nujiang Lisu. Autonomous Prefecture and Lincang area.

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Organized by 肖毅 on 2022-03-13
Tuliang has been passed down to this day, and it symbolizes sadness and grief among Jingpo people. Therefore, it can only be played outside Longshang in Zhaizi. The reason for this has to do with a poignant love story legend...
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Organized by 关谷奇迹 on 2022-03-11
Tuliang is one of the oldest folk musical instruments of Jingpo people. It is widely used in Jingpo people. Its timbre is crisp and melodious, and it has strong national characteristics. Artistic musical instrument. There is such a story about Tu Liang.
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Organized by 尘夕 on 2022-02-09
Among the Jingpo people, the turen is a favorite wind instrument for children and young people. Whether it is cattle herding on the hillside, walking in the forest, or young men and women falling in love, the melodious sound of turen is always accompanied. The elderly also often play to entertain themselves.
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Organized by chen on 2022-02-09
Turen is a musical instrument on the edge of Jingpo, Lisu, Lahu and other ethnic groups. In Jingpo people, whether they are herding cattle on the hillside, rushing in the forest, or young men and women in love, they must be accompanied by the melodious sound of Turen.
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Organized by 橘子猫 on 2022-02-09
The earliest turen was made by Jingpo children using two bamboo pipes, one thick and the other thin, of the same length. There is no sound hole on the tube. The production process is rough, the intonation is poor, and the sound range is less than one octave. Because the musical instrument originated from the memory of the dead in the wild, it was never played at home or in the village before.
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