The Zhuang fishing drum "Zhuangba" is a Zhuang folk art form that is popular in Xichou County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a large number of Han people have moved to Wenshan, bringing the singing of fishing drums to the Zhuang village, and began to sing fishing drums with Zhuang folk tunes, and accepted disciples to pass on the art. Local legend has it that when the Han people were fleeing from the pursuers after a defeat, they were blocked by a big river. Facing the turbulent river, the soldiers couldn't help but sing out their sadness and despair. The singing moved a big fish in the river, and the big fish sent them to the other side of the river, avoiding the pursuers. From then on, they carved fish shapes out of wood and made drums, and sang their nostalgia and gratitude for the fish while tapping the fishing drums. In the Ming Dynasty, Nong Zhigao of the Bunun people of the Zhuang ethnic group sang the fishing drum in the Zhuang village, and it became popular. The Bumo (priest) of Jijie Township, Xichou County, confirmed that his ancestors had stretched fish skin on bamboo tubes to make fishing drums, which were used to accompany the funeral rituals. The traditional fishing drum has 18 tunes, including both spoken and sung lyrics. The "fishing drum storytelling" in Xiaba Village is mainly based on mourning. During the funeral, 4 tunes are sung when offering sacrifices to the first family, 4 tunes are sung when the first family offers food, and 4 tunes are sung when sending it to the mountain. In addition to the fishing drum and the simple board, the accompanying instruments include flute, erhu, jinghu, cymbals, gongs, etc. The performers can sing in two forms: sitting and standing, and there are single, double and multi-person group performances. The performers hold the fishing drum in their arms and hold the high board. While beating the fishing drum and the simple board, they sing in Zhuang and Han languages. The Zhuang fishing drum is sung in the minor tune of Zhuang folk songs. The melody is not very undulating, the pronunciation is clear, and the focus is on narration. People can understand it, which has become the basic tune of Zhuang fishing songs. In the 1970s, Huo Fude (who had once studied fishing drum) from the Xichou County Cultural Center and Zhuang literary and artistic workers created the modern song "Leader of Splitting Mountains and Diverting Water", which brought the Zhuang fishing drum to the stage and began to be known to the outside world. Later, they created songs such as "Five Songs for Democratic Election" and "Five Brothers Burying Their Father", which made the Zhuang fishing drum continue to develop and its artistic expression form more and more perfect. The Zhuang fishing drum has a certain artistry, and the processed and adapted fishing drum rap has a prominent national style and local characteristics. In the past 20 years, due to the sluggish performances of professional troupes, fewer people are interested in fishing drum singing. Traditional folk songs are gradually lost, and there are fewer artists who master the technique of stretching fish skin drums. Most rap artists are old, and the influence of fishing drums is far less than before. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)