Yao nationality's monkey drum, Yao nationality's drum-beating membrane musical instrument. It is named after the accompaniment of "Monkey Drum".
According to legend, on the Danu Festival (also known as Yao Year or Zuniang Festival) of the Yao ethnic group, the Yao people of the Bunu branch will hold a three-day grand national festival from the 27th to the 29th day of the fifth lunar month. To commemorate the great victory of our ancestors against the feudal dynasty.
At that time, Yao people, men and women, young and old, dressed in costumes, gathered from all directions in the Drum Hall to celebrate. The gongs and drums were loud, people sang and danced, and the folk dances performed included monkey drum, copper drum, reed dance, horn dance, etc. The dancers played and danced, and the atmosphere was extremely warm, reflecting the struggle and production activities of the ancestors of the Yao nationality.