The Drums and Drum Culture of the Wa Nationality

In its long history,the Wa nationality has had the wooden drum and its culture express their ethnic culture.In Wa culture,the wooden drum and the bronze drum belong to two sub-cultures that carry and symbolize their typical culture and history.The bronze drum once played a key role in their spiritual and social life.The wooden drum did not emerge from a legend or story but from the Wa's production.Thus,the wooden drum carries with itself rich emotions and ideas and has become a representative of Wa culture.