As early as more than 500 years ago, the Dai people had such big drums. For hundreds of years, Guangyuan has been popular in Dai Township. Today, it is an inseparable accompaniment instrument for the traditional Dai folk dance "Gaguang Nong". "Guangnong" means a big drum, and "Ga" means dance, that is, a big drum.
With a long history, Li Sicong of the Ming Dynasty wrote about the customs of the Dai people in the "Bai Yi Zhuan": "When they feast in the countryside, they beat drums, blow reeds, and dance (shield) boards for fun." According to this historical record, Guanghui It has a history of more than five hundred years. For a long time, it has been spread in the area of the Dai people who believe in Theravada Buddhism, and has been enshrined in Buddhist temples.

The drum frame is made of hollowed out whole safflower tree, in the shape of a cylinder, and the drum surfaces at both ends are covered with untreated hairy raw cowhide. The size of the drum varies. It is placed on a wooden frame on the front porch of the Manting Buddhist Temple in Jinghong County. The diameter of the drum surface is 81 cm and the height of the drum frame is 128 cm. The top is thick and the bottom is thin and square, and the wooden pegs that expose the outside of the drum frame are 5 cm long. The shape is somewhat similar to the Setu of the Jino tribe.