Our culture is what our parents and ancestors passed down to us. It is what we have learned to accept and accustom to; how we live our lifestyle; our way of expressing ourselves through arts, music, or simply our characteristics and personalities; how we behave as a society; how we perceive and practice pattern of life for adaptation and improvement. Culture is also an evolution meaning it can change throughout history from assimilations and new developments.

The jaw harp is one of the Mong instruments used by Mong for courtships and entertainment. It communicates through throat voicing/singing into the jaw harp to make sounds. The harp custom of the Mong was originally from the north, according to many elders. However, other ethnic minorities within the Tu, Hui, Qiang, Akha, Pumi, and Mu of China also have this harp.

The "Qeej and Mong Drum" have become an essential part of Mong culture. They are now primarily used for funeral rituals. Initially, the drum was used for warfare and communication. Qeej was used for entertainment in the past, and many are taught that only Mong has qeej which is invalid. Other Nanman ethnic minorities also have lusheng (qeej), played differently.

Mong qeej used to be all wood. The present-day Mong version of qeej is a new design of bamboo flutes inserted into the wood base. Elders of China still say that Mong first had this bamboo instrument when they occupied the Yangtze River from the north. See a conversation with Professor Thao about how Mong first used the bamboo qeej during Ming Dynasty. They fled the Yellow River Basin to the Yangtze River during the time Ming people attacked the Mong.