Xi'an Hu County North Rural folk drumming drums
Hu County North Township percussion, refers to the traditional percussion Huxian northern countryside. Cheng Huang society focused on three villages, located in the south bank of the Weihe River, Mei Ling and down the dock. Dawang which are: large Wang, Nishimura, Wucun, Wang Village, Siu Lun village, Zao Bi Village, Shou village, ryongdae Fangcun, Song Village, Kang Wangcun so on. Wei Feng, are: left Village, set boat village, Yuan Village, Fangcun Qu Wei, Qi village. Zhen floods are: three over the village, the village in Yuyao, Ma Yingcun and so on. Cang tours township are: the context Village, Zhenhua Wee, even Village, Village Road, Ya. Ganting are: Fangcun Xiaoyi, Cui Village, Guo and so on.
Hu County grand ancient form of percussion North Township, which includes a variety of content in the Tang Dynasty court music, folk culture, folklore and folk arts, save a wealth of historical information, high academic value. In the hundreds of years of evolution, Hu County North Township in reaching percussion music performances and perfect structure, a classic folk art, has high artistic value.
Hu County North Township drums originated in the Tang Dynasty palace music heritage in Song Yuan, since the Ming Dynasty, in welcoming Festival City God activities, North Township percussion to full development and blend to form a personality both have in common artistic style. Hu County North Township percussion drum major tune "Phoenix three nod" "Ten-like scene" "a bunch of bells" and "go drum" and so on. "Phoenix three nod" rigorous musical structure, fast-paced, back and forth through, interlocking, their performances sonorous, the severity has caused, the atmosphere calm, heroic sounding: "Ten-like scene" musical structure is complex, rich orchestration and pay attention, playing instruments abnormal rich and delicate.
BeiXiang percussion instrument from the drum, cymbals, number, gongs, clips, opera, and other components percussions. Orchestration "Ten-like scene" had orchestral string and wind music and other files on the tradition. When Hu County North Township percussion show at least a hundred people, as many as hundreds of people, more than a ceremonial flags leading, large-scale, their performances calm, bold, imposing neat, elegant.
Hu County North Township percussion since the Republic of China to Xi'an and is often invited to perform county in recent years, regularly participates in major celebrations and national competitions in Xi'an. Village stay percussion has received many honorary title of King of Chinese drums and so on. In 2009, Hu County township was awarded the title of encouraging China.