Jianjun War Drum is a Han folk music of Yongshou County, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, and is an intangible cultural heritage protection project of Shaanxi Province. Jianjun War Drum has a long history. It is a form of collective performance. The performers range from thirty to forty people to more than a hundred people. Therefore, when it is performed, the drum beats are neat and the momentum is deafening. It has a shocking momentum, which makes people think of the morale-boosting and magnificent scenes of charging into dangerous formations in ancient times. Jianjun was originally the name of a military officer. Jianjun War Drum was named after Yu Chaoen, who was stationed in Yongshou County in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jianjun Town, located on the Guanyi Avenue connecting Shaanxi and Gansu, was crowded with merchants and trade was prosperous. Salt, fur, and medicinal materials from outside the pass, and grain, cloth, and liquor from inside the pass were transported to the north and south through this place, with camel caravans and horse carriages in an endless stream. In 1930, the county seat of Yongshou was moved from Yongping to Jianjun, and the Xilan Highway passed through the city. Jianjun War Drum has a long history. According to the masses, the military drum is the spread and evolution of the drum beats of the war drums used by the army to sound the gong and beat the drums during wartime, so it is called the "military drum". It originated in the Sui and Tang dynasties and was popular in 1162-1227 (the era of Genghis Khan). The military drums are ancient and have a long history. Every year in the twelfth month, the first month, and the slack season, after the winter solstice, each village begins to practice drums, so there is a saying that "the twelfth month drum urges spring". After the Spring Festival, practice and performance are combined, and it never stops before the Lantern Festival. The inheritance method is that the old and the new beat together, practice with the mouth and hands, and the old lead the new, and the inheritance is passed down from generation to generation. There are many artists who play the military drums, and the more famous one is the Chengguan artist Nan Junyan. Nan Junyan was born in 1932. He loved folk music since he was a child. He used to be a drummer. He apprenticed to the artist "Xia Laojiu" in Yongshou Village since he was a child. He is smart and studious, skilled in skills, and has a strong memory. There are also folk percussion artists Xia Shengrong, Ding Zhihe, Ding Zhimin, Shang Yuanhong, Ren Chengyu, Li Zhixiang, Liu Zhenrong, Wang Kaiyuan, Li Shenghua, Wang Zhenzhong, Ren Jiancheng and others. The content of Jianjun Town War Drum is quite rich, including "Three Rings to Pick Beans", "Slow Eight Hundred", "Tight Eight Hundred", "Five Varieties", "Blue and White and Evergreen", "Tight Three Rings", "Chicken on the Shelf", "Mouse Teeth", "Ducks Quarrel", "Eight Hundred Horse Gongs" and other repertoires. Among them, "Ducks Quarrel" and "Eight Hundred Horse Gongs" were lost due to the delay in rescue; "Slow Eight Hundred" is composed of double hammers, flower hammers, side hammers, tight piers, double piers and other parts; "Five Varieties" is composed of the first sections of "Chicken on the Shelf", "Mouse Teeth", "Slow Eight Hundred", "Tight Eight Hundred" and "Three Rings", with a distinct rhythm, rich in color changes, different performances, and unique interest. The main instruments of the military supervisors are drums, cymbals and gongs and drums, which are percussion instruments. The history of drums is particularly long. According to archaeological excavation materials, there were percussion instruments such as drums, earthen drums and stone drums in the primitive society. With the development of history and the continuous inventions and creations of the working people, there are many types of drums, various forms and wide range of uses. The folk community drum is made of a wooden frame, the middle of which protrudes slightly outward, and the upper and lower sides are covered with cowhide. It is struck with two wooden drumsticks to make sounds. The music is low, deep, majestic and powerful. The percussion techniques are diverse and the content is rich. The diameter of the community drum is 53 cm, the height is 33 cm, the drumstick is 33 cm long and 3 cm in diameter. The drumstick head is round and protruding, accounting for about one-sixth of the total length, with cotton yarn wrapped inside and red cloth wrapped outside. This way of striking the drum surface has the advantages of good elasticity and soft tone. The leader drum is now called the command drum. The diameter is 167 cm and the height is 110 cm. The upper and lower sides are covered with cowhide. It is struck with two hammers. The drum hammer is 40 cm long and 6 cm in diameter. The drum hammer head is round and protruding, with a circumference of 14 cm, which accounts for about one-sixth of the total length. It is wrapped with cotton yarn inside and red cloth outside. The sound is rich, solemn, and loud. In short, the community drum is good at creating a magnificent and extremely strong atmosphere of joy. The cymbal is mainly used to beat with the community drum. The cymbal is made of copper, round, with a protruding bowl in the middle, shaped like a straw hat. The diameter is about 34.5 cm, the thickness is about 0.1 cm, and the bowl diameter is about 18 cm, which accounts for about half of the diameter. There is a hole in the middle of the bowl, which can be worn with a belt or cloth belt. When playing, grab the cymbal bowl with both hands and hit each other to make a sound. The sound is rough, diffuse, and the volume is strong. The gong is also mainly used to beat with the community drum. It is called Sheluo in folk. It is made of copper, round, 40 cm in diameter, 0.1 cm thick, and about 5 cm round edge. It is carried in one hand and struck in the other. The sound is loud and clear, high-pitched and vigorous. It is used to strengthen the rhythm or express the tense atmosphere. The gong hammer is 25 cm long and 3 cm in diameter. The big head is round, 4.5 cm in diameter, wrapped with cotton yarn and red cloth. It has good elasticity and pure tone when struck. The drum beats of Jianjun War Drum are rich in variations, and the gongs and cymbals are closely coordinated. They are integrated and sonorous when struck. It makes people feel passionate and excited when they hear it. It is an indispensable part of Shehuo, lion dance, and street performances. It is both a guard of honor and a performance team. The number of drums and cymbals is basically equal, and there are fewer gongs. The team lineup can be large or small, and the number of performers can be dozens to hundreds. The passage of time has not diminished the momentum of Jianjun War Drum. In the 1950s, the lion dance of Xicun, accompanied by the soul-stirring gongs and drums, won the first prize in the Baoji exclusive performance; in 2000, it won the second prize in the Xianyang performance; in the Spring Festival cultural activities over the years, the "Jianjun War Drum" has also won many awards. The Jianjun War Drum reflects the rough and bold character of the people on the loess land. The musical instrument is of a single variety and without decoration, which shows the simple and straightforward character of the northerners.