With a long history, the long drum originated from the ancient slender-waisted drum. From the aspects of its shape and characteristics, popular regions and usage occasions, it has many similarities with the yellow mud drum. Its drum shape is similar to that of the public yellow mud drum. Therefore, when historical records and documents of the past dynasties recorded such drums used by the Yao peop...

At the foot of Dayao Mountain in Guangxi, in northern Guangdong and southwestern Hunan, there are industrious and intelligent Yao people. Since ancient times, the Yao people have created a variety of cultural arts. The dances such as long drum and umbrella dance spread in the folk are vigorous and lyrical, showing the brave and optimistic spirit of the Yao people. Yao nationality dance music is be...