The copper drum and folk song festival kicked off Saturday in
Yizhou, an ancient city in south China's Guangxi Province.
More than 2,000 performers from different ethnic groups
participated in the performance. They sang folk songs in ethnic
costumes, while beating on copper drums.
Beautiful Yizhou city has a long history and a unique culture,
including the famous copper drum and legendary singer Liu Sanjie,
in popular tale in Guangxi.
The copper drums, a special instrument played by Zhuang and Yao
ethnic groups of Guangxi, is no longer produced. As a result, more
than 1,400 drums owned by people and about the same number in
museums need to be well cared for.
(People’s Daily 10/29/2000)