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When did flute begin to develop?
Flute has a very long history, which can be traced back to the Neolithic Age. Our ancestors came back from hunting, sang and danced around the bonfire and blew with broken birds. Formed one of the earliest musical instruments so far-bone flute. The first bone flute 1987 was found and unearthed at Jiahu site in Wuyang county, Henan province. The first bone flute has seven holes. (Neolithic Age)

According to the Yellow Emperor, from the bamboo pond, in the flute era, you came to Kunka with your life for years, which sounded like a phoenix. From here, the flute has become a bamboo flute, which is very popular because it is easy to pronounce and simple to make. According to historical records, the flute, known as the "Hengdi" at that time, played an important role in the propaganda music of the imperial court and the army. Painted bricks of the Southern and Northern Dynasties were unearthed in Dengxian County, Henan Province. Obviously, Piper's attitude is exactly the same as that of today's players. During the Tang and Song Dynasties (Han and Jin Dynasties), a flute hole of Liu Wei was made on the film and covered with adhesive tape. This is one of the most unique and representative features of the flute. (Tang and Song Dynasties)

In Yuan Dynasty, with the rise of Yuan Qu, the flute became an important accompaniment instrument for many traditional Chinese opera works. They are called windows/flutes respectively. Hebei Bangzi flute takes small G/A as the unit, and Jiangnan Sizhu flute takes accompaniment as the kung fu, and generally takes C/D as the main part. Recently, in the 1960s, Mr. Zhao Songting invented percussion instruments, which were connected by two or four flutes with different tones. The range can be extended to 3 octaves. (modern)

After the founding of New China, national music and folk music developed rapidly. In order to explore the artistic treasures of folk artists such as Huayan Guanyin and Liu Beimao, erhu works were arranged into records, which enriched the records and the erhu performance art flourished. In 1950s and 1960s, erhu educators and translation groups represented by Ray, Zhang Shao and Wang Yi appeared. Liu Zai, an erhu composer, made deliberate innovations in his erhu performances such as The Great Wall, which made the erhu glow with new vitality and color. Mr. Ji's position