Ruan is one of the national musical instruments in China, which is deeply loved by people. To learn Ruan, we must understand Ruan. This article will share with you the knowledge about Ruan's brief introduction.

Ruan, the abbreviation of Ruan string, also refers to the long-necked pipa, which is similar to today's and different from Qiuci's Quxiang pipa. Ruan Xian, one of the seven sages of bamboo forest in the Western Jin Dynasty, is good at playing pipa. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, a bronze pipa was unearthed from Ruan Xian's tomb. Ruan xian? , abbreviation? Hey? . The structure is a wooden round box with straight handle, with four strings and twelve columns, which is played vertically by hand. In the Tang Dynasty, the pipa was a messenger in the army, so there was a saying that if you want to drink the pipa, you should urge it immediately.

Among the orchestras developed in China in modern times, zhongruan and Da Ruan are Ruan stringed instruments. Such as the alto part of a plucked instrument.

After 1949, Ruan stringed instruments were improved and developed into Ruan musical instruments, which were divided into high-pitched Ruan, small Ruan, zhongruan, big Ruan and low-pitched Ruan. Among them, the high-pitched Ruan replaced the high-pitched plucked instrument of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, while zhongruan and Da Ruan were the low-pitched plucked instruments commonly used by various folk orchestras.

Ruan's speaker is round, with twelve pillars and four strings. It's a fake nails or a pick. It can be used for solo, ensemble, song and dance accompaniment or playing in a national band, with rich artistic expression.

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