Ring the drum of Renqiu to welcome the New Year of the Tiger

According to Cangzhou' release:

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On February 1st, the first day of the Year of the Tiger, the artists of the Renqiu Drum in Hebei Province, a provincial intangible cultural heritage, beat the Renqiu Drum with a diameter of 2 meters to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Tiger.

Renqiu Drum originated from the Ming Dynasty Wanli Period, more than 400 years ago, the drum was originally used to resist foreign invasion, boost morale. Now, beating the big drum has become the most traditional way for the people of Renqiu to express their joy after the New Year's Festival and the agricultural harvest.

The Renqiu drum is obviously different from the drums in other regions, and its obvious characteristics are: One is a big one. Generally, the diameter of the drum is about 2 meters, made of whole yellow cow leather, with more than 1600 iron nails, which can be beaten by 8 to 10 people at the same time; the second is that the drum is thick. When the drum beats, the sound is like a lion roaring and the dragon groaning, and the momentum is like a thousand horses running in unison; the third is properly coordinated. When the drum enters the state, it is accompanied by traditional folk instrumental music such as cymbals, cymbals, bells and bells, which further highlights the thunder rhyme, majestic feelings, unrestrained interest and overall beauty of the drums. At present, there are 108 sets of routines, with novel arrangements and unique ingenuity; fourth, the number of participants is large, and the number of participants in the city has reached 16,000, which is a provincial intangible cultural heritage protection project. He won the 9th Yanzhao Qunxing Award. After years of accumulation and development, "Renqiu Big Drum" has become a well-known excellent cultural brand.

In 1995, the Renqiu Drum Flower Festival was broadcast in the "Oriental Time and Space" column; in 2007, Renqiu Drum participated in the 500-day countdown celebration party of the Beijing Olympic Games; in 2008 and 2010, he won the title of "Silver Drum King" in the "Drum King Competition and The Invitational Competition of Drum Music in Northern China" for two consecutive times; in May 2010, he participated in the celebration performance of the Hebei Event Week of the Shanghai World Expo; in August 2010, he participated in the large-scale concert performance of the 29th World Music Education Conference; 2016. In 2017, Fangfang, the runner-up winner of the "Avenue of Stars" finals and "Strawberry Sister", put the Renqiu Drum on the stage of CCTV's "Avenue of Stars" and "Happiness Bill", allowing more people to understand the charm of Renqiu Drum.

Source: Renqiu City Cultural Center