Hujia
Hujia (hújiā 胡笳) or Jia (jiā 笳) for short is an old wind instrument from northwest China. It is a cylindrical double-reed instrument like the guan , but without finger holes. The hujia was the main instrument of the traditional ensemble form "drum and brass music" ( gǔchuīyuè鼓吹 乐) in the time of the Han and Wei dynasties .
literature
- Yang Yinliu (Ed.): Zhongguo yinyue cidian (Dictionary of Chinese Music). Peking 1984, p. 158