Why is there such a phenomenon in the water drum performance?

The dancers are beating and dancing with percussion music. The dance is led by the drummer. Drummers, cymbals and cymbals are located in the inner circle, and young men and women are surrounded by the outer circle and dance step by step.

The drum body of Water inspired is big and heavy (about 50 cm in diameter, 80 cm in length and 50 kg in weight). He holds a small head and a drumstick in his left hand and a mallet in his right. Besides water drums, percussion instruments used by water drums also include cymbals and gongs. Usually a bucket of water drums is equipped with one or two pairs of large cymbals, and one side is a large cymbal. The three need tacit cooperation, with the water drum as the center, the cymbals opposite and the cymbals following the drum.

Inherited value

Water inspired has the characteristics of national uniqueness, cultural diversity, continuity of activities and public participation. It reflects the rich cultural connotation of the local Miao community in farming, primitive religion, costumes and calendars, and shows the cheerful and humorous spirit of the local people, which is of great significance to promoting community unity and enriching the cultural life of the masses.

Inheritance status

Since Jianhe County moved to the village as a whole, the water spring culture and natural ecology have been seriously affected. In particular, both sides of the river in front of the village have been changed into cement berms, and the river is very narrow, so there is no water to beat the drums and fight mud. Water has aroused the danger of "no water, no land and no mud".