Weifeng Gong and Drum in South Shanxi Province
Updated: 2012-03-01
The technique of artistic expression of this form of art has been greatly enriched through hundreds of years of constant development, systematization and innovation by the masses, especially in terms of varieties of percussive sounds of drums, cymbals, gongs and small cymbals through unremitting innovations.
While appreciating the commanding performance of Weifeng gong and drum, one can feel the vicissitudes of history and changes of times as well as the unflinching and encouraging spirits of humankind in an artistic state of enlightenment and heroism.
A drum team ranges from 30 to over 100 performers, and their drums are of different sizes. People of all ages can take part, and in recent years there has been a rise in popularity of a number of women teams.