Wanrong soft-hammer gongs and drums is a traditional gong and drum music that is popular in Gaojiazhuang, Wanrong County, Shanxi Province. On July 26, 2010, it was announced by Yuncheng City as the second batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage projects, and on June 13, 2011, it was announced as the third batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects. On July 18, 2014, in the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage recommendation list just announced by the Ministry of Culture, a total of 21 projects from Shanxi Province were selected, and the soft-hammer gongs and drums of Gaojiazhuang, Huangfu Township were among them. The soft-hammer gongs and drums are named because the drumsticks are made of hemp rope. Among the many gong and drum arts, it is unique and is a rare special gong and drum art treasure in the country. According to legend, it originated in the late Western Han Dynasty. Wang Mang chased Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu led his troops to retreat to the area of Gufeng Mountain. When passing by Gaojiazhuang Village, he suddenly heard the gong and drum artists of Gaojiazhuang playing drums. The morale of the soldiers immediately soared, and the military prestige was greatly boosted, and soon defeated Wang Mang. Therefore, when Liu Xiu was fighting, he specially invited Gaojiazhuang to cheer him up. During a fierce battle, the gong and drum artist broke the drumstick due to the fierce beating. In a hurry, he used the horse reins instead, which achieved better results than the hard-hammer performance, and gradually evolved into the soft-hammer performance art. Information source: Yuncheng City Culture and Tourism Bureau Information source: Yuncheng City Culture and Tourism Bureau