What is the most ethnic musical instrument of the Buyi?

Bronze drum.

The bronze drum is the oldest and most characteristic musical instrument of the Buyi people. It is all cast in bronze, with various floral patterns cast on the drum body.

Before 1950, almost every village had bronze drums, which were used for music during grand festivals. For funerals and sacrifices, only Mogong could beat the drums according to the ceremonial procedures.

Bronze drums were often used in ancient times to command the army in war, but also commonly used in banquets, music and dance. Copper drum is the crystallization of ancient China's long and splendid culture, is a symbol of the wisdom of the Chinese ancestors, it has the characteristics of oriental art, is the world's cultural and artistic treasures of the treasury. Copper drums have also been passed down in Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, and even on the islands of Indonesia.

Related Notes

On January 10, 2016, a huge copper drum with a diameter of 4.2 meters, a height of 2.6 meters, and a weight of 7 tons was designed and made by the representative inheritors of Guangxi's intangible cultural heritage, "Bronze Drum Casting Skills of Zhuang", the world's largest copper drum. The huge copper drum is the world's largest copper drum.

The drum is shaped like a drum and has various patterns, some of which have toad designs. The diameter of the drums can be as large as 2.3 meters and as small as 0.7 meters. More than 1,500 bronze drums have been unearthed in China. More than two hundred bronze drums have also been found in Laos, while thousands have been collected and unearthed in Thai folklore.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Copper Drum