The origin of the Miao Lusheng: According to legend, in ancient times, the older generation made Lusheng to celebrate the traditional festivals of our Miao people and the great harvests of previous years.

According to legend, the Lusheng was invented by Gaoqie and Gaodang, the ancestors of the Miao people. In ancient times, after Gaoqie and Gaodang made the sun and moon, they stole some grain seeds from God and sowed them on the ground. , but what troubles them is that the harvest of millet is very poor. In order to relieve their sorrow, they cut six white bitter bamboos from the mountain and tied them into a bunch, put them in their mouths and blew on them.

What is surprising is that the music they played was not only very beautiful, but the millet in the fields also grew wantonly amid the music, and they achieved a bumper harvest that year. From then on, the Miao family would play the sheng on every festive day to celebrate. Therefore, the Miao people regard the Lusheng as a close companion. All men can play it and all women can dance.

History of development

The Lusheng is a reed instrument of the Miao, Yao, Dong and other ethnic groups in the southwest. It originated in the Central Plains and was later introduced to minority areas. Its predecessor was the Yu of the Han people. In the Miao culture, the reed is called the gourd, and it is one of the musical instruments that the ethnic minorities particularly love. During every year and festival, they hold various and colorful reed festivals, blow the reed and dance to celebrate their ethnic origin. festival.

According to literature, Lusheng has a history of more than 3,000 years. As far back as the Tang Dynasty, Lusheng was played in the court. The Miao reed pipes vary in size, timbre, volume and mode due to different popular areas. The reed pipes in Huangping, Danzhai and Rongjiang areas in southeastern Guizhou are high-pitched and rough; the reed pipes in Bijie and Shuicheng areas in western Guizhou are soft and lyrical; and the reed pipes in southern Guizhou are soft and lyrical. The Lusheng is vigorous and vigorous.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lusheng