A Historical Anthropological Study of Drum Dance Culture of Miao People Since Ming and Qing Dynasties

On the basis of analyzing the development of the drum dance culture of Miao people,this paper holds that the feather drum was changed from the wooden drum,and the specific drum dance culture developed in the course of making and using the drums.The drum dance culture,a folk traditional culture,developing from the Spring and Autumn Periods,Tang and Song dynasties,to Ming and Qing dynasties,originates from the family life of Miao people and plays an important part in it.Therefore,The drum dance culture influences greatly the social life of Miao people.