Rich and colorful Shanxi gongs and drums culture

Shanxi gongs and drums are a kind of drum music of Han nationality. The ancient Yellow River culture has created a fascinating folk art of Han nationality. With its rough, wild, magnificent and natural regional characteristics, it shows the simple, frank, passionate and heroic feelings of the children of the Yellow River, so it is known as "the first drum in China".

According to historical records, Jiangzhou drum music can be traced back to the early Tang Dynasty. In November of 6 19 (the second year of Tang Wude), Li Shimin led the troops to cross the Yellow River from Longmen, stationed troops in Qinwangbao, Bai Bi, and crusaded against Liu Wuzhou. In Xinjiang County, there is still a drum table used by Li Shimin when he was stationed in Baibi. It is said that in order to celebrate the victory of the King of Qin in various battles, people at that time wrote a magnificent piece of music, The Battle of the King of Qin, which showed the sound of wheels, hooves and hooves of the Li Shimin army.

During the period of 1988, in the "National the Year of the Loong Music Week" held in Beijing, Xinjiang farmers' amateur drum band went to Beijing to perform, which was well received by public opinion at home and abroad. Jiangzhou drum music is known as "the earth shakes and the mountains shake" and "the sound shakes ten miles". Jiangzhou is a treasure house of Shanxi gongs and drums music. Huaqing Drum, Fennan Drum and Xiangchuan Drum were all born here. Qin Wang ordered soldiers, mice got married and rolled walnuts downhill, all of which were sublimated here. 20 12 the Year of the Loong Spring Festival Evening, Jiangzhou Drum Troupe had the honor to participate in the performance, beating the Year of the Loong with "Drum Rhyme and Long Yin", which was magnificent.

There are 18 kinds of magnificent gongs and drums, such as flower knocking, glaring, tooth drum, flower drum, rotary drum, fan drum, Yellow River gongs and drums, Wuhu Mountain climbing and Taiyuan gongs and drums, each with its own characteristics. In particular, the majestic gongs and drums, the Yellow River gongs and drums, Taiyuan gongs and drums and flower knocks are more prominent.