"Carrying a load and surrounding drums" is the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage in Hubei Province. "Carrying a load and surrounding drums" is commonly known as "carrying drum racks" and "playing on the street". It is a form of folk wind and percussion music that can be played while marching. In the Pre-Qin period, ancient Chu music was popular, and all eight kinds of music were available. All major celebrations, sacrifices, and banquets must have drum music performances. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jingzhou folk wind and percussion music has been widely used in people's daily life and production. From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, when the people of Jingzhou held the "Exorcism" folk activity on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, "the villagers tied thin waist drums, wore beards and acted as Vajra Warriors". People beat gongs and drums and walked through the streets and villages to "drive away the epidemic." During the Tang and Song Dynasties During the Qing Dynasty, there was a custom of beating drums and ringing gongs to start the boats at the Yangtze River wharf in Shashi. Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the instruments used for dragon boat racing in Shashi have been drums, gongs, and horse gongs. In the Song Dynasty, "Tang Dynasty folk music was popular among the people." When Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin pacified Jingnan, he recruited 32 skilled musicians from its capital Jiangling and incorporated them into the Jiaofang Music Club. The music and performance methods used by the Jingzhou Palace in the Ming Dynasty had a great influence on "Carrying a Dan Wei Drum". Part of the performance and music of "Carrying a Dan Wei Drum" originated from the Sanqu and suites of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and part of it was Jingchu folk music. In the Qing Dynasty, Jingzhou City was the location of the General's Mansion. According to the old artists of "Carrying a Dan Wei Drum", the generals of Jingzhou used to When traveling, people would play "carrying drums". "Carrying drums" are mainly played in the central urban area of Jingzhou City, as well as in Gong'an, Jiangling and other places. Each street and lane in the city, such as Meitai Lane, Dugong Lane, Shengli Street, Tuochuan Wharf, etc., has its own different carrying drums. Suburban areas include Yuejin Village, Zhanggou Village, Lianxin Village, Tongxin Village, Sanbanqiao Village, Caoshi, and Cenhe. The types of tunes are mainly divided into Shangzidiao, Liuzidiao, Zhenggongdiao and Yangpan. For example, the "Shangzidiao" tune "Dahongpao" expresses a low melody, the Liuzidiao tune "Suonapi" expresses a gentle melody, the Zhenggongdiao tune "Fengjiaxue" expresses a high melody, and The Yangpan tune "Nao Long Zhou" and other tunes are representative works of the Diaodan Weigu tunes. Musicians choose different tunes to play according to different occasions. For example, traditional festivals (Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival), industrial and commercial temple fairs (Bu Caishenhui, Xuanyuanhui, Tudihui) and folk festive ceremonies (weddings, birthdays) often use Zhenggong, Liuzi, Yangpan and other tunes. White weddings (funerals) often use Shang (He), Liuzi, Yangpan and other tunes. "Danweigu" has been formed in its basic form among the people since the early Qing Dynasty and has been passed down to the present day. It has a rich repertoire, unique instruments, and exquisite props. Its protection, inheritance and research value are extremely high.