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Dizi and Wind Instruments
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| Dizi, Chinese flute, is made of bamboo, with one hole for blowing, six holes for fingering and covered with a piece of bamboo membrane. The timbre color of dizi is crisp and clear, full of vitality. | $200 USD + Shipping | |||
 | Sheng, a reed pipe wind instrument, came into use during Yin Dynasty, the later period of the Shang Dynasty (C. 16th-11th century B.C.). It is the wind instrument that the sound can be produced by the action of breathing in and out alternatively. The action is aimed, on one hand, at vibrating the reeds to produce sound by breathing air, on the other hand, at making the sound produce much louder and clearer by air resonance in reed pipe; further more, the reed pipe is made up in accordance with Fourth, fifth and octave, and therefore, it can be produced both melodiously and harmoniously. | $800 USD + Shipping | |||
bawu | Bawu has eight holes, can produce eight to eleven notes. It is a very popular instrument in Yi, Dai(Tai), Miao and Han nationalities in China. The timbre is gentle, soft, nasal and mysterious. | ||||
