A Cultural Investigation of Drum Music on Mucro Festival(Duanjie) of Shui Nationality in Sandu County,Guizhou

The bronze drum of Shui nationality is also called golden drum and its playing abides by certain regulations with specific cultural metaphors.Its playing is a media of group-gathering,as well as a cultural emblem of group identity.The succinct playing of Shui bronze drum displayed the deep humanity of drum music culture.The bronze drum is regarded as the precious treasure by Shui people and its preservation and application is a remembrance of their ancestors' souls and an identification of group interest and national culture.