A brief introduction to the musical instrument shakuhachi played in ancient China is as follows:

The shakuhachi is a traditional bamboo wind instrument in ancient China, which is named after its length of one foot and eight inches. The shape and playing method of shakuhachi are similar to those of Xiao. Blow with your mouth, press your fingers on the hole, and sound by the vibration of the air in the tube. The timbre is desolate and vast, and the artistic conception is far away.

Shakuhachi:

The shakuhachi, alias "Xiao Guan" and "Bundle", is a traditional bamboo wind instrument originated in ancient China, and it is named after the length of the pipe is one foot and eight inches. Shakuhachi is a kind of wind instrument with edge vibration, which was introduced to Japan from China in the Tang Dynasty and prevailed in Japan.

The shakuhachi is the main musical instrument of court music in Sui and Tang Dynasties, which developed into a five-hole shakuhachi in Song Dynasty. The shape and playing method of shakuhachi are similar to those of Xiao. Blow with your mouth, press your fingers on the hole, and sound by the vibration of the air in the tube. The timbre is desolate and vast, and the artistic conception is far away.

Ancient shakuhachi:

Also known as underground pipeline. External stomata, five holes, first four and then one, no phoenix eye. The ancient shakuhachi is generally preserved in the light and dark shakuhachi school of the Popularization School, and the size and shape of bamboo are very strict. Only by relying on natural bamboo that meets the requirements can we make excellent shakuhachi with natural, simple and profound timbre.

Modern shakuhachi:

Also known as floor coated pipe. External stomata, five holes, first four and then one, no phoenix eye. Because there is no natural bamboo that meets the requirements, with the progress of science and technology, in modern times, the producers of the shakuhachi made some natural bamboos that did not meet the requirements through technical filling, so as to achieve the maximum optimization of the pitch and performance of the shakuhachi.

It is characterized by its accurate compliance with modern laws and regulations and its rich implication. In addition, there are Yayue shakuhachi, a section of cutting shakuhachi, and the heavenly hammer, which appear in the history of shakuhachi communication. Today, only historical relics are preserved, and they are basically no longer circulated as musical instruments.

Song kou introduced:

The mouth of shakuhachi is inlaid with horns. Because the mouth of the shakuhachi is an external incision, unlike the flute, the sharp part of the shakuhachi is the softest part of the bamboo meat, and the flute is an internal incision, so the sharpest part is the hard epidermis.

Therefore, the mouth of the shakuhachi is very easy to be eaten by insects, leading to the scrapping of the whole shakuhachi. In order to protect the mouth of the song, the ancients chose the horn embedded in the mouth of the song, which can be replaced if it is damaged. The mosaic of the song mouth has a certain influence on the timbre of shakuhachi. The choice of materials is exquisite.