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Heyang Folk Suona is one of the third batch of intangible cultural heritage in Shaanxi Province，mainly distributed in Heyang County and its surrounding areas. Heyang County is located in the eastern part of the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi Province.It was“Youshen State”in the Xia，Shang and Zhou Dynasties，Xihe in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period，Heyang Yi （ancient name of county） in Qin Dynasty，and Heyang County in the beginning of Han Dynasty till now. Heyang has a long history and profound traditional culture. In the ancient period of Youshen State，the representative work“Guanju”that opened The Book of Songs created the source of love poetry. In the production and life，people are pursuing the good and looking forward to the future. Singing songs and playing tunes are their way to express their feelings and emotions，thus creating a rich ethnic folk culture and art. Heyang Folk Suona is a special skill that has a wide range of living space.
Suona，also known as the trumpet，is the sound of Persian“ surna”. It was called“Suo （ 唆 ）-na”in the Ming Dynasty and“ Su.ernai”in the Qing Dynasty.The musical instrument originally belonged to Southwest Asia Persia （ now Iran） and were introduced to China during the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. It is otherwise said that Heyang people called the folk blowing and percussion musicians“Qiuci”，the name of an ancient Western country which is now in the Kuqa area of Xinjiang today. As Suona artists were so called by the folk，Suona was also possible to be introduced from the Western Regions.
Heyang Dance Theatre is the oldest type of opera，known as the living fossil of Chinese opera. Suona is the only accompaniment instrument of the dance theater，indicating that Suona's history in Heyang can be traced back further. Heyang Folk Suona has a long history. It was introduced to China's mainland from the ancient Western counties in the Tang Dynasty. In the long-term development process，with the continuous creation and processing of folk artists，Heyang Suona was developed to be of its own unique style.
Suona consists of a reed-made reed，a copper connector，a cone-shaped wooden wind，and a horn （bowl）. During playing，the sound of the sounding body-reed spread through the wooden wind and resonates at the mouth of the horn，thus making a loud and clear sound. There are 8 holes in the Suona，7 on the front and 1 on the back. The back-hole sound is the same as the drum overblowing sound，and the 8 th hole sounds the same as the first hole overblowing.
Heyang Suona has inch-rod Suona which is mainly used to play the C key，and was used by old artists in the past. The foot Suona is mostly used in descending B key，and is commonly used by artists nowadays. The small Suona （haidi） is mostly used for solo. The main accompaniment instruments of Suona playing are snare drums，cymbals，and big gongs. There is also stringed instrument music when it is solo. Suona's traditional names of tunes to which Qus are composed are more than 120，including Jasmine Flower，Baichang，the Great Wall，Small Open Door，Song of the Phoenix，Two Phoenixes Towards the Morning Sun.
Heyang Folk Suona has a lot of playing skills. It can be divided into single blowing，double blowing，double blowing plus reed，and Kaxi （analog music） in terms of form. There are soft，glide，overtone，and single and double tonguing in terms of skills. The abundant playing skills also derived many unique skills，such as Huacha，Dingwan，Choucai，and so on.
Heyang Folk Suona also has abundant names of tunes to which Qus are composed.After the creation，transplantation，and adaptation of folk artists，more than 120 traditional repertoires have been dug out and sorted out.
Heyang Folk Suona have high-pitched，loud and clear，and penetrating sounds；the tunes are divided into joy and sad tunes； the joy tune is brisk，joyful，exciting，loud and clear，and harmonious； the sad tune is deep，euphemistic and bitter. Heyang Suona is widely used in the accompaniment of ceremonies such as folk marriage，funeral，rite，music，ceremony，and sacrifice. It has been used in mass cultural activities such as Shehuo， Yangko ，and various celebrations.
Heyang Folk Suona is a kind of folk art with certain traditional cultural characteristics. Its main value includes：
1. Entertainment and appreciation value. Suona blowing is a must for marriage，funeral，celebration，stage performance，square performance and other activities. It has become a form of entertainment in the folk.
2. Research value. The combination of Heyang Suona and local folk customs has reserved many traditional names of tunes to which Qus are composed. These names of tunes are the result of long-term creation by folk artists. It can be seen that the research on the traditional art-Suona-is of certain value to our folklore history，opera history，and music history.
After liberation，Heyang Folk Suona began to be presented on large stages. The late famous artist Wang Ruiting won the outstanding performance award of Shaanxi provincial folk music transfer performance. The famous old artist Chen Gencheng performed in Beijing in 1958 and was received by the central leadership，and he was awarded the honorary award by Shaanxi Province in 1986. Cao Hairong，an old Suona artist，participated in the“Five Round Drums”transfer performance of the Second China Art Festival in 1986，and won the third place in Suona performance. Nowadays，a group of technically all-around Suona playing artists has emerged in the folk，including Guo Yusheng，Wang Zhongxue and Qiao Jianfeng，to raise the art of Suona playing to a higher level.