Dongdongkui's predecessor was bone whistle and bird whistle, which evolved along the course of bone whistle, bird whistle and Dongdongkui. Archaeology has
Dongdongkui's predecessor was bone whistle and bird whistle, which evolved along the course of bone whistle, bird whistle and Dongdongkui. Archaeology has proved that Dong Dongkui's ancestral bone whistle was born in western Hunan in the early Neolithic period about 6500 ~ 7000 years ago. Some scholars infer that Dongdongkui is a "relic of matriarchal clan society". Three bone whistles unearthed in succession from the North Hill of Songxikou and the Gaomiao ancient human site in western Shui Yuan provide evidence for the above assertion ... The newly excavated ancestral home-a pit with yellow mud, the mud wall is covered with ancient purple pottery pieces, pale white bones and bluish-gray stone axes, with a history of at least 6,500-7,000 years ("Shui Yuan Beiqiu") ... The site belongs to the early or middle period of Neolithic Age. 130 pieces of pottery, thousands of stone tools and 100 pieces of bone wares were unearthed. Bones include bone needles, bones, brand ornaments, bone whistle and so on. Mr. He Gang, an associate researcher of Hunan Institute of Archaeology, who presided over the archaeological excavation of the site, said: "This discovery fills the gap in prehistoric archaeology in Shui Yuan Valley, China, and the special evidence of its unearthed artifacts and decorations is of great significance to exploring the origin of prehistoric art, religion and music in China." There is another saying:' Its civilization level is not inferior to that of Dongting area or even Central Plains area ...' (Xiangxi is not a barbarian land in history, Tuanjie Daily (4),1July 24, 994). Two months later, a bone whistle was unearthed at the ancient human site of Gaomiao near Yuanshui.
Bird whistle, the successor of bone whistle, is a tool for Tujia people to entertain themselves and hunt animals. It lures prey by simulating courtship and playfulness of animals. Today, Tujia hunters still use bird whistle to trap animals. The self-entertainment function of bird whistle has been improved by several generations of Tujia people and developed into an ancient Tujia entertainment instrument-Dongdongkui. The sounder of a bird whistle is made of blades. Dongdongkui was originally a children's toy that imitated the singing of birds and insects and the sound of wind and spring. Later, after the transformation of Tujia folk artists, it developed into a reed pipe and a musical instrument of Tujia nationality.
Dongdongkui, also known as "gawk", "gawk" and "playing with a female deer", is also called "Huhu", "Low Strike", "Low Strike", "Long Strike" and "Li", which Hakka people call "bamboo pipe blowing" and "pipe blowing". The correct pronunciation of Dong Dongkui is "dǒng dǒng kūi" or "dǒng dǒng kūai". Dong dongkui and his other nicknames are "do, do, soi", "Do, Do, mi", "dai, dai, du", "soi, soi, mi", "Do, soi, mi" and "soi, mi" played by Tujia people according to Dong Dongkui.