Bangzi, also called Bangzi, is a percussion instrument in China. In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties in China (17th century), Bangzi opera became popular with its rise. Bangzi consists of two solid hard sticks with different lengths and thicknesses. One is cylindrical with a length of 25 cm and a diameter of 4 cm, and the other is rectangular with a length of 20, a width of 5-6 and a thickness of 4 cm.
One of the four major vocal cavities of China traditional opera, it is named after playing festivals with hardwood bangzi. In 2008, it was selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. The ancient patrol or the old yamen was used to collect and distribute the ringing instruments that people knocked. Made of bamboo or hollowed out wood. The second time, the Water Margin said, "Before and after the village, there were three or four hundred historians and peasants in the east and west of the village. When the banger rang, they all dragged their guns and brought sticks.
Gather three or four hundred people and go to Shijiazhuang together. It is the sixth time that I have witnessed the strange situation in the past 20 years: "The foreign ships outside blow again and again, people's footsteps come and go, and the bangers keep knocking." How can you sleep? " Ba Jin's "Sardinia" I: "Second, the bangzi is really loud.
On this quiet night, the crisp sound of wood echoed with the barking of dogs. "Generally, it is made of rosewood and mahogany. Some places are made of jujube wood. The material must be solid and dry, without scars or cracks.
Smooth appearance, moderate radian and angularity. Used for opera music, rap music and national instrumental ensemble. In the Qing Dynasty, Li's "On Drama" said: "With the bang as the board, we should respond, but it is tight and slow. Commonly known as bangzi cavity, Shu called it random play. "