Diabolo

[Diabolo]

Diabolo, clear, the smaller is 11.5 cm in height and 9 cm in diameter; The larger one is 15.5 cm in height and 12 cm in diameter
Children in the capital of the late Qing Dynasty played diabolo, so the diabolo in the palace was bought from the market for the emperors in the palace and the brothers in the royal family to play. Up to now, the Palace Museum still has diabolo toys left over from the late Qing Dynasty
Diabolo, made of bamboo and wood, is hollow, hence its name. It is also called “empty bell”, commonly known as “ring gourd”, and it is called “bull bell” in Jiangnan. Diabolo is most famous in Beijing and Tianjin. It can be divided into single wheel (one end of the wooden shaft is a disc) and double wheel (one end of the wooden shaft is a disc). The whistles around the wheel can be divided into high and low sounds. According to the number of whistles, it can be divided into double, four, six, and even thirty-six. When pulling and shaking, each whistle will sound loud and vigorous at the same time