I-Bangu: ukwakhiwa kwezinsimbi, indlela yokudlala, ukusetshenziswa
I-Banggu iyinsimbi yomculo yaseShayina. Kungokwesigaba sama-membranophones. Elinye igama elithi danpigu.
Idizayini iyisigubhu esinobubanzi obungama-25 cm. Ukujula - 10 cm. Umzimba wenziwe ngeziqephu eziningana zokhuni oluqinile. Ama-wedges anamathiselwe ngendlela yendilinga. I-membrane isikhumba sesilwane, esibanjwe ama-wedges, esimiswe nge-metal plate. Kunembobo yomsindo phakathi nendawo. Ukuma komzimba kukhula kancane kancane kusuka phansi kuya phezulu. Ukubonakala kwesigubhu kufana nesitsha.
Abaculi badlala i-danpigu ngezinduku ezimbili. Lapho induku isondela phakathi nendawo, umsindo okhiqizwayo uzoba phezulu. Ngesikhathi sokusebenza, ukuma kokhuni okunemilenze emithathu noma ngaphezulu kungasetshenziswa ukulungisa i-bangu.
Indawo esetshenziswayo umculo wesintu waseShayina. Insimbi idlala indima ebalulekile ezigcawini ze-opera yase-China ezibizwa ngokuthi yi-wu-chang. Umculi odlala isigubhu emdlalweni we-opera ungumbhidisi we-orchestra. Umbhidisi usebenza nabanye abadlali be-percussion ukuze bakhe umoya ofanele esiteji naphakathi kwezithameli. Abanye abaculi bacula ngabodwana. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-danpigu ngesikhathi esifanayo nensimbi ye-paiban kubhekiselwa kuyo ngegama elijwayelekile elithi "guban". I-Guban isetshenziswa kunzui ne-Peking opera.