Formula for playing bronze drums

The formula for beating the bronze drum: (knock, knock, knock, knock, (knock, knock, cut) (every three times).

Playing bronze drums is an important part of traditional sports activities of southwest ethnic minorities. Because the bronze drum "thunders with the sound of hand vibration, and it will never be clear for a long time." Its rhythmic sound can arouse people's excitement and impulse, and inspire people's courage and strength. So playing bronze drums is also a meaningful competition for drummers. 1955 to 1960, during the excavation of the tomb of "Dian" people in Shizhai Mountain, Jinning, Yunnan.

A bronze drum-shaped shell container was unearthed, and the pattern of beating large and small copper drums was cast on its surface. In this picture, there are two bronze drums lying flat on the ground, and one bronze drum is hit by two men with their bare hands, singing and dancing; On the other side of the bronze drum, there are two women standing opposite each other, one drumming and the other singing and dancing. Drummers dance while playing bronze drums, perform various movements and compete with each other.

In addition to the above-mentioned style of play, there is also a form of playing bronze drums in sports. In the tomb of Yunnan in the Han Dynasty in Shizhai Mountain, Jinning, there is a copper-clad container engraved with a pattern of playing bronze drums with yin lines. Two of them walked with their bare hands.