Xiaohe Gonggu
There are no gorgeous and high-end modern musical instruments, only the common foot-basin, winnowing basket, suona, etc. in farmers' homes play cheerful and pleasant music with unique local flavor. This is the unique Xiaohe gong and drum in Yubei. The wind and percussion music in Yubei originated in the 16th century and has a long history. Among them, the Xiaohe gong and drum is a combination of basin drum, gong, small bowl, and clang gong. It is a pure percussion instrument and is more unique in the western part of Yubei. The repertoire is short and concise, with bright and high-pitched rhythm. Through the clever combination of various instruments and the alternating appearance of complex rhythms, it expresses a specific artistic conception, atmosphere and even thoughts and feelings, giving people a beautiful enjoyment. The performance form can be sitting or walking. Most of the folk musicians are farmers. They organize activities in music classes and pass on music from generation to generation through oral transmission. The music classes with a long history have been passed down for five or six generations. The music classes are mostly composed of adult men from the family or close relatives. During the census in 2016, it was found that there were baby musicians and female musicians. There were 1,000 folk music classes in the district and 1,000 folk musicians. The folk wind and percussion music in Yubei is closely linked to folk activities. For example, the folk songs related to wedding customs include: Wulina Wulina Jiege Tangkelai Shaocha Dongdongdeng Dongdongdeng Dongge Longdeng Dongdongdeng These are the homophonic sounds of the suona, basin drum, and baobao gong sounds of folk wind and percussion music, which have strong local characteristics (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)