What's the name of that thing that old people often play with? They usually play in the square, and it will make a noise when they are hung with ropes.

Diabolo, called Hu Knock, Empty Bell and Empty Zheng in ancient times, commonly known as buzzer, bell, bell, old cow, stuffed gourd, wind gourd, ringing gourd and Lei Gonggong, belongs to traditional toys of Han nationality.

Typical diabolo can be divided into single wheel and double wheel. Two-wheeled diabolo is shaped like a waist drum, made of bamboo or wood, with two flat round wheels at both ends. The wheels are hollow, with four or five small holes dug in them, bamboo flutes placed in the holes, and the two wheels are connected by shafts. A single-wheel hollow bamboo is shaped like a top with wheels on one side. Because of its hollow wheel and bamboo flute, it is named "diabolo".

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Development history

Diabolo has a long history in China. According to textual research, Diabolo was first evolved from the Han folk game equipment "Gyro". Gyroscope is a toy that appeared in ancient times. Wooden gyroscopes were unearthed in Hemudu Cultural Site and Changzhou Weidun Site in Neolithic Age, while ceramic gyroscopes were unearthed in Yin Xi Village Site in Xia County, Shaanxi Province.

In the Qing Dynasty, the way to shake diabolo gradually matured. The Qing Dynasty was the heyday of diabolo development. Not only the equipment is simple and easy to learn, but also the movements and techniques are diverse, fascinating and popular.

At the same time, the number of people involved in diabolo is also expanding, from children to nobles, businessmen and ordinary people in the palace. Therefore, diabolo was widely circulated in the Qing Dynasty and continues to this day.

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