笙,是我国古老的民族乐器之一,早在远古时期就为我们的租先所发明和使用。在殷代(公元前1401年—1122年)的甲骨文字中,已有“和”(小笙)的记载,(见中国音乐史参考图片第3集民族音乐研究所编)。笙的自由簧发音原理和它的丰富的和声效果,很早就被其它国家所吸收和应用,十八世纪,音乐家兼乐器制造者威尔德在俄国彼得堡曾 Sheng, one of the oldest national musical instruments in our country, was invented and used by our renters as early as ancient times. In the Oracle scriptures of Yin Dynasty (1401-1122 BC), there are records of “He” (Xiaosheng) (see the third edition of the National Institute of Music of Chinese music history). Sheng’s principle of free-spring pronunciation and its rich harmonizing effect have long been absorbed and applied by other countries. In the 18th century, the musician and musical instrument maker Wilder in Petersburg, Russia