Sheng is a reed instrument. It is made of thirteen to seventeen bamboo tubes with reeds and an air blowing tube, which are installed on a pot-shaped base.

when playing, the mouth is connected to the blowpipe, and the fingers are used to press the spring pipe and blow the sound. Sheng is an ancient wind instrument that originated from the Han nationality in China. It is the earliest instrument that uses the free reed in the world and has played a positive role in promoting the development of western musical instruments.

sheng belongs to the family of reed instruments, and is the originator of most existing reed instruments in the world. Clear and elegant pronunciation, soft sound quality, strong singing, with China folk color.

sheng, thirteen springs are like a phoenix. Sheng, the voice of the first month, is called Sheng when things are born. Sheng is a reed instrument originated from China. In traditional instrumental music and Kunqu opera, sheng is often used as the accompaniment of other wind instruments such as flute and suona. In modern Chinese orchestra, sheng can play the role of melody or accompaniment.

the formation of sheng:

at present, the earliest known sheng is Ceng Houyi sheng, and there are 6 unearthed sheng with 12, 14 and 18 tubes. The reed is made of bamboo, and the body is painted black with exquisite patterns on the bottom. Before the Han Dynasty, Sheng and Ru occupied an important position in the court, while Ru was relatively more important.

The sheng bucket is made of gourd, and the blowing nozzle is made of wood. More than a dozen bamboo tubes with different lengths are horseshoe-shaped and arranged on the sheng bucket. After the Tang Dynasty, the musicians changed the sheng bucket into wood, and later, after spreading, they replaced the wooden bucket with a copper bucket, and at the same time, the reed was changed from bamboo to copper.

Different regions have different styles of sheng. After the founding of New China, the musical instrument manufacturers and musicians in China have made continuous reforms on Sheng, and successively produced many new varieties such as amplified Sheng and keyboard Sheng, which overcame the shortcomings of wide range, inability to tune and inconvenience in fast playing, and brought new vitality to Sheng.

Sheng's timbre is bright and sweet, the treble is crisp and transparent, the midrange is soft and full, the bass is deep and deep, and the volume is loud. Moreover, among the traditional wind instruments in China, it is also the only instrument that can play harmony. When playing with other musical instruments, it can play a role in harmonizing the timbre of the band and enriching the sound of the band. In a large national orchestra, sheng sometimes uses three kinds of sheng: treble, alto and bass.