Are water drums a Chinese invention?

Water Drums are a Chinese Deang invention

Introduction:

The water drum is a unique percussion instrument of the Deang ethnic group, and the songs and dances that are accompanied by water drums are called water drum dances. The body of the water drum is hollowed out with softer wood and painted with patterns on the surface. The drum is and-shaped, with a large head and small tail drum surface, both ends are masked with cowhide, and made of tightly tied with oxbows. Drums before digging a small hole in the drum body, into one or two pounds of water, so that the drum body, drum surface wet. After wetting the drum sound tone beautiful, unique. Diving water drum dance, with mang and hairpin with, the effect is better.

Water drums, the old Deang legend, is from the hand of the crab. Due to the Deang settlement, by a serious disaster, the urgent need to relocate, crossing the river was attacked by the crab demon, so people and the crab demon counterattack. After defeating the crab demon, they took it in their hands and made the drum body, used cowhide or frog skin as the drum surface, and draped tiger skin over the drum body. Beat the drum to, thousands of miles to each other, but also for the convening of the nation's signal. From ancient times to the present, passed down from generation to generation, no matter what the festival, De'ang people always take it as a symbol of spiritual strength, and express the De'ang people brave, warm, hospitable spirit, eager to upward mood.