Is beating gongs and drums a traditional Chinese musical instrument

Gong and drum are traditional Chinese musical instruments.

Gong is a percussion instrument. Wooden gong, leather gong, sieve gong, earth gong, bronze gong, etc. Its structure is relatively simple. The gong body has a circular arc surface, and its periphery is fixed by the frame of the gong body. The performer struck the central part of the front of the gong with a wooden pestle to produce vibration and pronunciation.

Drum is a percussion instrument, which is covered with a tight membrane on one or both sides of a solid and usually barrel-shaped drum body. Drums can be beaten by hand or with a drum pestle. Drum is an important instrument in African traditional music and modern music, and some bands are completely composed of percussion instruments dominated by drums.

Related introduction

Drum is a traditional percussion instrument in China. According to the Book of Rites, there was a kind of "earth drum" in the early legend, that is, a drum made of clay.

Because the drum has a good * * * sound, its voice is rich and loud, and it travels far, so it has long been regarded as a cheering force in the army by Chinese ancestors. According to legend, in the battle of Zhuolu, where the Yellow Emperor conquered Chiyou, "The Yellow Emperor killed Kui with his skin as a drum, with a reputation of 500" (The Century of the Emperor, volume 582).