Duchang Drum Book (the third batch at the provincial level) Duchang Drum Book is a kind of folk art that is mainly about talking, with singing in the talking. It is accompanied by a small drum and a pair of plywood, and there are also big drums and gongs and cymbals. The drumming is complicated, and the importance and urgency of the content of the book change. Drum books are mostly performed in teahouses and entertainment venues, while in rural areas, they are usually performed during the slack season, festivals, and weddings and funerals. Duchang Drum Book is commonly known as "singing and passing on", and its evolution process is: "lecture, lecture, passing on, singing and passing on". According to historical records, "Duchang's school was established in the middle of the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty, and it was followed by the Song Dynasty, and it was changed after Jianyan". (Tongzhi Edition of "Duchang County Chronicles") A large number of local celebrities and scholars emerged. They wrote books and established academies in Duchang to educate the countryside, and thus "lectures" became popular. Lecturers often "talked about the wonders of the past and present" with the people, and thus lectures and passing on. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Qingyang Opera was introduced to Duchang, and it was blended with the popular Yiyang Opera to form Gaoqiang, which was popular throughout the county. Gaoqiang is a kind of opera performed in a hall, with one person singing and the others joining in, accompanied by gongs and drums. This form was absorbed by storytellers, who turned the simple "storytelling" into a singing story with drums, gongs and cymbals as accompaniment, and both storytelling and singing. Singing storytelling can be divided into two types: one person singing and the others sitting in the hall. By the Qing Dynasty, there were special performances and professional storytellers, with dozens of repertoires. Duchang drum books have a wide range of contents and profound national cultural value. The varied drumming skills and the art of singing with both voice and emotion have high artistic value. The performance form is simple, the venue can be large or small, there is no requirement for scenery and costumes, and the singing repertoires are all popular with the public. Duchang drum books are commonly called "singing stories". "Singing stories" originated from "storytelling stories", and "storytelling stories" originated from "lecturing". Duchang has a rich cultural heritage. Since the Song Dynasty, a large number of famous scholars and officials have emerged, with more than 140 Jinshi in the Song Dynasty alone. They wrote books, established academies, and educated the people. Only "Huidong Academy has 20 rooms" (Volume 6 of Tongzhi edition of "Duchang County Chronicle"). "Students read books and learn etiquette in between", "they lecture all day and don't know where to go" (Volume 10 of Tongzhi edition of "Duchang County Chronicle"). In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, lecture halls, book houses, and learning halls were added, and the sound of reading was heard everywhere in the city. The "lecture" teacher often talked with the people about "the wonders of the past and present, and the biographies of the ancients", which was very popular. The lecturer became enthusiastic as the plot changed, sometimes knocking on the table, sometimes chanting, and imitating the phonograph, making the content of the book artistic and more popular with the people. As a result, "lectures and biographies" became popular in teahouses and restaurants throughout the county. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the Qingyang Opera in southern Anhui was introduced to Duchang and merged with the popular Yiyang Opera in the local area to form Gaoqiang. Gaoqiang is a kind of opera that is performed in a hall, with one person singing and the others joining in, accompanied by gongs and drums. This art form was absorbed by the storytellers, who turned the simple "storytelling" into "singing and spreading" with drums and gongs and drums. Singing and spreading enriched the artistry and became popular in the whole county and widely spread in surrounding counties. In the late Qing Dynasty, a large number of famous drum book artists competed to pass on their art. Cao Hanxuan, Wang Jixiang, Shen Kegen, Zhang Huamin, Luo Jiangshen, Jiang Xianzhao, Zhan Changbing, etc., are all a group of artists who passed on their art from top to bottom. In particular, Chen Houxian passed on his art to Duobao Xia Qiaoting, and Xia passed it on to Zhu Maozi. Zhu refined his drum book skills to a high level of perfection, and became popular in Jingdezhen, Leping and other places. He won many awards. In 1969, he returned to his hometown Duchang to perform his art and passed it on to local artist Liu Tianbao, which greatly improved his skills and became a representative inheritor. In June 2010, it was included in the third batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage list.