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 tradition of fighting a little was very rare. Afterwards, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Song and Dance Troupe processed and improved "Drumming" and put it on the music stage. The shape of the drum is slightly different from that of the folk. The ends are small and the middle is large, like an olive. During the performance, the drum is placed on a high platform, and the two of them are playing the drum. The crowd dances in a circle, swinging their feet to the left and right, and the pace is neat. scene.