Lusheng

Lusheng

　　Lusheng

　　The lusheng is a reed-pipe wind instrument of the Miao, Yao, and Dong ethnic groups in southwestern China.

　　Across the land of China, wherever there are Miao people, there is the lusheng. In the villages inhabited by various ethnic minorities throughout Guizhou, it has long been known as the “Hometown of the Lusheng” and the “Hometown of Song and Dance.” The lusheng is one of the ancient instruments especially beloved by ethnic minorities, who hold a variety of colorful lusheng gatherings during festivals and celebrations, playing the lusheng and dancing to mark their traditional holidays.