Hujia

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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 .

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