Hobbes: Mongolian plucked instrument, discovered in the Yuan Dynasty, prevailed in the Ming Dynasty, and was included in the national music in the Qing Dynasty. It was lost after the Qing Dynasty and re-developed successfully after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Spread in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, northern Gansu and Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. The word "Hobbes" is a transliteration of Turkish and national language qobuz, which was introduced into China from Central Asia in the Tang Dynasty. Also known as Hunbuxi, Hubisi, Hubisi, Hubisi and Hubisi (all transliteration in Mongolian, meaning Qin). People call it Hu or Xiongnu. Popular in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hebei Province and northern Gansu Province. Four-stringed, long-handled, tasteless and pear-shaped speakers were quite popular among the people in the Ming Dynasty.
Mr. Yang Dajun, a professor at Beijing China Conservatory of Music, has a collection of masterpieces handed down from ancient times: the whole body is hardwood, with a total length of 80 cm and a belly width of 10.8 cm. * * The sound box is covered with python skin, and the top is embedded with bone flowers and mother-of-pearl patterns. The piano head is flat, with mother-of-pearl plum blossoms embedded in the front and chords at the back. Four melon-shaped cymbals are placed horizontally on the left.