Instrument name: Wood Block or Two Tone Block
Structure and composition: It is mostly made of mulberry or chun wood, with a body height of about 5 to 15 centimeters, and is hollow. Use a mallet to make sound when playing.
Musical instrument characteristics: It belongs to the body-sounding musical instrument family. The pronunciation is crisp, loud, and has a strong sense of rhythm. The wooden fish is a traditional Chinese percussion instrument with a long history. It originated from Buddhism and was first used as an accompaniment to Buddhist "Fan Bai" (a kind of Buddhist song). Later it was introduced to the people.
Others: It is an essential percussion instrument in Chinese folk bands and is usually used in sets (the current set of wooden fish is a set of wooden fish with different sizes and different pitches).
Muyu is a percussion musical instrument of Mongolian, Naxi, Tibetan, Han and other ethnic groups. It was originally an accompaniment instrument for Buddhist "Banchui" (religious songs) and is popular in Buddhist temples and folk bands across the country. The wooden fish has a long history. It was introduced to China with Buddhism very early and has been used in temples. It is a Buddhist instrument used to gather monks and chant sutras. spread among the monks.