The original suona is a musical instrument that spread in Persia and Arabia. Even the name Suona is a transliteration of ancient Persian Surnā. Suona appeared in China in the 3rd century, and the image of playing suona has been found in the geisha music murals in Cave 38 of Qizil Grottoes in Baicheng, Xinjiang. In the Jin and Yuan Dynasties more than 700 years ago, it spread to the Central Plains of China. Suona is a folk wind instrument with a long history, wide spread, rich skills and strong expressive force in China. Its pronunciation is cheerful and bold, loud and clear, soft and firm. It is one of the national musical instruments deeply loved and welcomed by the broad masses of the people. Widely used in wedding, funeral, marriage, ceremony, music, ceremony, sacrifice, Yangko Festival and other folk rituals. According to historical records, suona is popular in Persia? The caves in Iran? Snow Arabia. It was introduced to China in Jin and Yuan Dynasties. According to written records, Ming Zhengde? Point 1506- 152 1? In the snow year, there was a sentence in Wang Xilou's lyrics: "Suona Suona, turn it down." During the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea wrote in the Code of Music Studies: "The suona system and trumpet ... I don't know when they originated, but they are also a joy in the military and are often used by the people today." In the Ming Dynasty, suona was included in "Bubu Le", which was called "Surnai". There are more than 20 ethnic groups in China where suona is popular, and their names are different in different epidemic areas: the Han nationality has many names such as suona, Dida, Haidi, trumpet, Jina, Ulawa, Nuanzi, pear, etc., while in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were names such as Su Nai, Deli, Di, Jinjiao Kou, Nie Jiangdou, etc.; Uighurs called Su Nai.
However, suona is a worldwide musical instrument, which is distributed in more than 30 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. Different countries also have different names: in Northeast Asia, it is called Tea Leaf Miro in Japan; North Korea and South Korea are called Taiping Xiao; Southeast Asian countries call it Sarah Sharuna; Dagestan, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Central Asia are called Zurnai or Zurnai; Iran, India, Afghanistan and other countries in Suona South Asia are called Suona, Shana and Zurna respectively; Oman, Kuwait, Syria and other West Asian countries are called Sri; Egypt, Algeria and other countries in North Africa are called Mizmar, Zurna and Zukana respectively; In Europe, Romania, Yugoslavia and Albania are called Sulle, and Russia is called Zuna. Suona is a unified name in modern times.