MASTER BAO YING YING & MASTER BAO YA NAN
鲍颖颖与鲍亚男师父

Handcrafted individually by Bao Ying Ying (鲍颖颖) under the supervision of her father Bao Ya Nan (鲍颖颖) – The Dizis and Xiaos are made with great precision. The father and daughter duo have a combined experience of more than 70 years of Dizi making. Generations of making Dizis, the Bao family is extremely well known in the region of Hangzhou, Tong Ling Qiao and their craft can be described as exquisite and beautiful.

With their impeccable craftsmanship, the Dizis and Xiaos are tuned to the concert pitch and is very precise in terms of pitching accuracy. This enables you to play with an orchestra or an ensemble setting with great ease.

The Bao family has a huge stockpile of bamboo, so bamboos are air-dried between 8 to 20 years, this is to ensure that the materials are stable and long lasting, on top of sounding rich, soothing and mellow.

WHERE ARE THE BAMBOO FLUTES MADE

Your Dizis and Xiaos are delicately handcrafted in Tong Ling Qiao Village in Hangzhou of the Zhe Jiang Province. Located in the south of China, Hangzhou has a very rich land that has a suitable climate for growing bamboos. Tong Ling Qiao is renown for Dizi making which houses many other promising bamboo flute makers.