The structure of bamboo drum

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The drum body is made of bamboo and is made of a three-section dragon bamboo tube with a length of about 100 cm and a diameter of 10 cm to 11.5 cm. The upper section is used as the drum shell, which is generally 20 cm-cm long, and the bamboo wall thickness is 0.8 cm-1 cm. The drum surface is covered with sheepskin. The bee-waist-shaped drum is formed, and the lowermost section is made into three legs, and the whole body of the drum is painted.
Several bamboo drums of different sizes form a set. The shape is beautiful and generous, full of local characteristics.

The structure of bamboo drum

The bamboo drum is made again. The bamboo drum is beautiful in appearance. It is made of three-section large dragon bamboo tube. The whole body is hollow, and the upper end is a cup-shaped resonance body. lower part, and its tension can be adjusted. The outer surface of the drum body is painted, the drum waist and the lower half of the drum are carved with decorative patterns, and some are also tied with flower ribbons and colored balls on the drum body.
The drum body is often decorated with pictures, and sometimes the bamboo drums have a few peacock feathers inserted in the dancing. It is the most cherished and loved bird in the Wa. It represents good luck and good luck, and shows the yearning and pursuit of the Awa people for a better life. . Similarly, the bamboo drum in the hearts of the Awa people symbolizes the abundance of crops and a good life. Peacocks and elephants were seen from the bamboo drums, which all showed the good wishes of the Dai people.
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Bamboo drum (pinyin: Zhú gǔ), also known as bamboo drum, rising drum. Wa, Blang, Dai, Han and other nationalities play the membrane-sounding instruments. In the Awa Mountains in the southwestern border of the motherland, almost every household has bamboo drums for children to play and entertain. Widely popular in Cangyuan, Gengma, Ximeng, Menglian, Lancang, Dehong and other places in Yunnan Province.

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