Bayin refers to gourd, clay, leather, wood, stone, metal, silk thread and bamboo.

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1. Gogua: Calabash Sheng

Calabash Sheng has a long history. As early as the Zhou Dynasty more than 2,700 years ago, among the eight-tone classification of ancient Chinese musical instruments, there was a gourd-like instrument called Sheng.

2. Clay: Xun, Fou

Fou and Xun are earthen musical instruments. The most primitive pottery "Fou" is fragile and can hardly be seen in its entirety. The most preserved ones are bronze "Fou".

3. Leather: 鼗, thunder drum

"鼗" is a small drum, which belongs to leather among the eight tones. There are small flexible ears on both sides of the drum body. When the handle is shaken, the two ears make a drum sound from both sides. Commonly known as "rattle".

4. Wooden blocks: 混, 敔

The 混 is an ancient Chinese percussion instrument. It is square and is played with a wooden stick. It is used in court elegant music to indicate the beginning of the music. It is an instrument from the Han Dynasty in China and was once circulated in major cities across the country. It is said that it was made by Xia Qi and has a history of more than 4,000 years. It was handed down from the Qing Dynasty and is about 50 meters high and 65 centimeters long on each side. The tree belongs to the genus of wood in the ancient classification of eight-music instruments.

5. Stone: Chime

Chime was first used in music and dance activities in ancient China. Later, it was used for palace banquets, ancestral sacrifices, and court appointments for emperors and upper-level rulers of all dynasties. The band performance in ceremonial activities has become a "ceremonial vessel" symbolizing their status.

6. Metals: bells, cymbals, and cymbals

The cymbal is a Chinese musical instrument that is similar in shape to a bell. Popular in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Unlike the bell mouth which is curved, it has a flat mouth. The cross-section of the body is oval.

7. Silk thread: Qin, zither

Traditional Chinese stringed instruments have twenty-five strings. The earliest zither had fifty strings, so it was also called "fifty strings".

8. Bamboo: Xiao, Chi

The flute has a long history, has a soft and mellow tone, is quiet and elegant, and is suitable for solos and ensembles. Generally made of bamboo, the blow hole is at the upper end. According to the number of "sound holes", it is divided into six-hole flute and eight-hole flute. The six-hole flute has five sound holes in the front and one in the back, while the eight-hole flute has seven sound holes in the front and one in the back. The eight-hole flute is a product of modern improvements.

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