Wood drum dance is a folk dance of which nationality?

Wooden drum dance is a traditional dance of Wa nationality. It is the most intuitive and vivid embodiment of the Wa culture, which has always been recognized by the Wa people and plays an irreplaceable role in rallying the national spirit. Wood drum dance mainly includes wood drum dance, gong dance, cow dance, knife dance, hair dance, wooden drum room dance, head-to-head dance, head-to-head dance and so on. These dances are always accompanied by the percussion of wooden drums, so they are always called "wooden drums".

Generally speaking, the wooden drum is a part of large-scale sacrificial activities attended by all ethnic groups, and the wooden drum is regarded as a symbol of all ethnic groups. Sacrificial activities centered on knocking and jumping wooden drums are full of strong ancestor worship and nature worship, and have distinctive primitive cultural characteristics.

Legend has it that the wooden drum is an artifact of the Wa nationality, a historical and cultural symbol of the Wa nationality, which embodies the folk songs and dances, literature, art and religious beliefs of the Wa nationality.

"Wooden drum" is an "artifact" handed down by the ancestors of the Wa nationality and is regarded as the source of national reproduction. According to the Wa legend, at the beginning of the world, a huge flood swallowed up almost all life on the land, and it was the "Muyiji" god who saved the Wa from a wooden trough and made the Wa people thrive to this day. Since then, the Wa people in ancient times regarded "wooden trough" as the mother of the nation and gave it the highest worship.