When playing, the light is placed on a wooden drum stand with a height of 100 cm. The sound is deep and heavy, with strong resonance, and it can be transmitted for miles. It is also possible to strike together with two people, one person in front of the dance while striking and dancing, and the other person in the back with two thin and long bamboo strips to accompany the percussion, making the sound of "dong, bang, bang". During the percussion, there are large, small and Dai cymbal ensembles, and the atmosphere is warm. In the past, on the first and fifteenth day of each month of the Dai calendar, the Buddhist temples used to play the lights, sing and dance. In addition, it is also used in ceremonies such as chanting Buddhist scriptures.

The Dai people are drumming up. The mid-waist is slightly thicker and almost cylindrical, and is placed on a rack. One person can dance while hitting, or two people can hit together. During the ensemble, one person plays with a mallet in the front while dancing, and the other person hits with a long strip in the back, making a bang, bang, bang. In the 1950s, it was reduced in size and put on stage for solo and singing and dancing accompaniment. Hu Huan Zhuang people drum zang network. Shaped like a drum, one side is covered with cowhide, and there are iron rings in the middle of both sides. When playing, place it on the ground and hit it with a double hammer. Often used in festival gong and drum ensembles and the accompaniment of lion dance and dragon dance.
When playing the big drum, the young and strong young man of the Dai family fastens the two ends of the drum with a strap and slings it on his left shoulder. The left palm slaps the small end of the drum head to produce a higher tone; the right hand holds a thick wooden drum and hits the large end of the drum head to produce a lower note. The kick drum can also be struck horizontally on a special drum stand. The performers danced while knocking, and the sound was loud and soul-stirring. Due to the different heights of the two ends of the drum and the changeable rhythm, the drum sound is sometimes heavy and sometimes light, and the timbre is colorful.