Jade dizi (or yudi, 玉笛) are popular among both collectors interested in their beauty, and professional players.

Dizi produced in southern Chinese regions such as Chaozhou are often made of very slender, lightweight, light-colored bamboo and are much quieter in tone.Īlthough bamboo is the common material for the dizi, it is also possible to find dizi made from other kinds of wood, or even from stone.

Northern Chinese dizi is made from purple or violet bamboo, while dizi made in Suzhou and Hangzhou are made from white bamboo. However, 'bamboo' is perhaps more of a Chinese instrument classification like 'woodwind' in the West. Most dizi is made of bamboo, which explains why dizi are sometimes known by simple names such as Chinese bamboo flute. Traditionally, the dizi has also been popular among the Chinese common people, and it is simple to make and easy to carry. The dizi is a key Chinese musical instrument and is widely used in many kinds of Chinese folk music, as well as Chinese opera, and the modern Chinese orchestra.

It is also sometimes known as the di (笛) or hengdi (橫笛) and has an assortment including the qudi (曲笛) and bangdi (梆笛).

Ancient chinese opera