When playing, the drum is placed horizontally on a wooden drum stand with a height of 140 cm. One or two people (one person at one end) percussion with a drum in each hand, the drum surface emits a "dong dong" sound, and the drum edge emits a "da da" sound, with no fixed pitch. It is used for the annual drum-turning festival and the third day of March.
In the late 1950s, the folk traditio...
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The drum frame is hollowed out from a whole section of nanmu, and it is cylindrical. Both ends are covered with cowhide, and the edges of the drum skin are fastened with bamboo strips.
The size of the drum varies. According to folklore, the standard shape is 6 feet long and 1 foot 2 inches wide, imitating a hero with a height of 6 feet and a body width of 1 foot 2 inches.
There are some e...
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