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In a country that represents the oriental civilization, the children of the Yi nationality in China have created, inherited and developed an ancient culture with a long history, numerous branches, wide spread and rich humanistic traditions in the long river of time and the vicissitudes of years.
Yi nationality is one of the nationalities who can sing and dance well in China. Yi people have various traditional tunes, such as climbing mountains, entering doors, welcoming guests, eating wine, getting married and mourning. No matter men, women and children, everyone can sing a few songs. Some tunes have fixed words, some don't, and they are all improvisations.
Folk songs are divided into male and female voices. The male voice is vigorous and high-pitched, and the female voice is soft and delicate. Local folk songs have their own unique styles, such as the famous songs "Horse Run" and "Guests from afar please stay". The Yi musical instruments extracted from Yi folk tunes are Hulusheng, Mabu, Bawu, Kouxian, Yueqin, Dizi, Sanxian, Chime, Bronze Drum, Daping Drum and Keke Juehei.