Where does Ansai waist drum come from?

Ansai waist drum is a traditional folk dance in Ansai District, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province.

Ansai waist drum is a very unique folk large-scale dance art form with a history of more than 2,000 years. The unique charm of Ansai's waist drum image has set off a wild gallop on the yellow land, showing the simple and bold character of farmers in the northwest loess plateau and their unique artistic personality.

Ansai waist drum performance can be performed by several people or thousands of people. Magnificent, delicate and intoxicating, it is called "the first drum in the world". 1996, Ansai county was named "the hometown of waist and drum in China" by the Ministry of Culture.

origin

198 1 year, an ancient tomb was found on the hillside of Wangzhuang Village, Liangcun Township, Yan 'an City, which is adjacent to Ansai County. Among them, two waist drum portrait bricks with the same shape and characters were unearthed, both of which were fired after molding. Appraised by experts of cultural relics and archaeology in Yan 'an area, it was created for the Song Dynasty.

The drummer shaped on the portrait brick has a thin waist, sideways, his head raised to the left and rear, his left foot touched the ground, his right leg stepped out, his hands were high and low, and he waved a mallet to beat the drum; The man on the left is a cymbal knocker. He jumps up with his feet, sucks his left leg, looks at the left, and puts his hands on his chest to play cymbals. Drummers, shirtless, wearing bloomers and ribbons around their waists, floated to the front and bottom.

In particular, the action and image of the drummer are quite similar to the fourth beat and the second beat in Ansai waist drum today. Waist drum portrait brick has a clear picture and beautiful shape, which vividly shows the performance of waist drum in northern Shaanxi in Song Dynasty and provides precious and informative cultural relics for studying the historical origin and development of waist drum in northern Shaanxi.