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Houguan Dialect Group
Houguan may refer to: *Guan (instrument), a Chinese double reed wind instrument * Houguan, Hebei (侯贯), a town in Wei County, Xingtai Wei County or Weixian () is a county in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a population of 540,000 residing in an area of . It is served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Express ..., Hebei, China * Houguan county (侯官), a former county near Fuzhou, Fujian, China {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guan (instrument)
The ''guan'' () is a Chinese double reed wind instrument. The northern Chinese version is called ''guanzi'' ( 管子) or ''bili'' (traditional: 篳篥; simplified: 筚篥) and the Cantonese version is called ''houguan'' ( 喉管). It is classified as a bamboo instrument in the Ba Yin (ancient Chinese instrument classification) system. Unlike other instruments in the double-reed family of woodwinds which mostly have conical bores, such as the Chinese ''suona'' or the Western oboe, the ''guan'' has a cylindrical bore, giving its distinctive mellow, yet piercing buzz-like timbre. History The earliest use of the word ''guan'' can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty records, where it refers to end-blown bamboo flutes such as the '' xiao'' or ''paixiao''. The earliest double-reed instrument appears in the late Zhou Dynasty and is referred as ''hujia'' ( 胡笳; literally "reed pipe of Hu people") because it had been introduced from the northwestern region of China. During that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei County, Xingtai
Wei County or Weixian () is a county in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a population of 540,000 residing in an area of . It is served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and China National Highway 106. Administrative divisions Wei County consists of 5 towns and 11 townships. Towns: * Mingzhou () * Liyuantun () * Zhangtai () *Houguan () * Qiji () Townships: * Fangjiaying Township () * Dishiying Township () *Zaoyuan Township Zaoyuan Township () is a township-level division situated in Xingtai, Hebei, China. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). Aft ... () * Guxian Township () * Hezhao Township () * Heying Township () * Zhangying Township () * Changtun Township () * Changzhuang Township () * Gaogongzhuang Township () * Zhaocun Township () Climate References County-lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
