The Chinese dizi is certainly a traditional bamboo flute, but only one of many. The bansuri is a traditional bamboo flute, the xiao is another traditional Chinese bamboo flute, there are South American bamboo flute, Africa, Korean, Japanese, etc..arthury wrote:I thought the traditional bamboo flutes are from China? It has been made and used for, at least, a couple thousand years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizi_(instrument)
You should be able to get a Chinese made one from Amazon. Just watch for a highly rated one. They are priced affordably.
The dizi has a cylindrical bore, so it would have some limitations related to second octave tuning. It also has a dimo hole in it, between the embouchure hole and the finger holes. This is normally covered with a paper membrane (a very thin paper similar to rice paper, but I think it is made from cattails or something similar?). The membrane vibrates and creates a reedy tone. Probably not the best choice for someone who wants to play ITM style.