In pics: single-stringed instrument of Jing ethnic group

The single-stringed instrument of the Jing ethnic group is seen in Dongxing, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 15, 2019. Composed of three major parts, the single-stringed instrument is shaped like a rectangular box. As its name implies, the instrument only has one string. The performer holds the fiddle in their left hand and plucks the string with a tiny piece of bamboo in their right hand. The instrument is usually played during the traditional folk festival of the Jing ethnic group, an ethnic minority of marine cultural speciality, as an accompanying instrument, but it's also good for solo pieces. The single-stringed instrument is said to date back to the eighth century. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)