Tianshi Eight Immortals Drum is a folk dance that is popular in Dali, Pucheng, Fuping and Baishui in Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. Among them, Tianshi Town in Weinan is the most famous. Tianshi Eight Immortals Drum is a kind of Han folk fire dance that is played by tying a flat drum in front of the waist and abdomen. It is named because there are eight drummers in each traditional performance. It has a history of more than 200 years. The Eight Immortals Drum reflects the hardworking Han working people's love, yearning and pursuit of life. It is an intangible cultural heritage protection project in Shaanxi Province. It is said that Tianshi Eight Immortals Drum is related to ancient military exercises. According to research, the current Tianshi Town in Weinan City was originally the fief of Tian Wen, the Lord of Mengchang in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in my country. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a plaque engraved with "Ancient Mengchang Gate" on the east gate of the town (the gate tower was demolished in 1958 and the plaque was destroyed). To this day, there is a local legend that Tianshi Town has four major scenic spots, namely: "Outside the East Gate, the Hulu Creek is winding and winding, outside the West Gate, the Weizihao is full of flowers and fruits, outside the Fu Gate, the Doulitai is rare in the world, and outside the North Gate, the Zhaorenbi is like a treasure." The Doulitai outside the South Gate refers to the place where Tian Wen set up for his followers to practice martial arts. According to legend, every time they practiced martial arts, they would beat drums to cheer. This kind of drumming activity later spread among the people and gradually formed the current form of the Eight Immortals Drum. There is also a local legend that at the end of the Song Dynasty in my country, the Yuan soldiers marched south to invade Shaanxi. A young man named Hongwa in Tianshi Town was captured. He learned the Eight Immortals Drum and other juggling skills in the barracks. After escaping to his hometown, he brought the Eight Immortals Drum back to popularize it locally. To this day, dancers wear red triangular scarves on their heads during performances, which is said to be to commemorate Hongwa's tie. According to the old artist Qiao Shucheng, the Eight Immortals Drum has been circulated in the local area for more than 200 years. It is said that during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there were two brothers named Quan from Wanliu Village, Tianshi Town, who were doing business in the town. The younger brother was called "Second Uncle". He loved boxing since he was a child and was good at playing the Eight Immortals Drum. His dancing was majestic and his image was strong. Later, he passed on the drumming skills to Qiao Daibao, Qiao Youjin and others who loved to make a noise in the town. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, they passed it on to Qiao Dongcheng, Qiao Yulin and others. In 1930, Qiao Yulin passed it on to his son Qiao Jilong, who passed it on to his nephew Qiao Shucheng. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Qiao Shucheng participated in the regional folk art performance twice in 1956 and 1959 and won the first prize for performance. From 1984 to 1986, he organized a large-scale Eight Immortals Drum Team for three consecutive years, performing on the streets and squares of Weinan City during the Spring Festival, making this traditional and simple folk drum further popular among the masses. As a Han folk art, Tianshi Eight Immortals Drum is a mixture of Buddhist and Taoist instruments. The drum is an extremely ancient musical instrument that appeared during the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; the gong is a bronze instrument that only appeared after the Tang and Song dynasties; the cymbals were brought from the Western Regions and are Buddhist instruments; the gongs are imitations that only appeared during the Song dynasty. The legend of the Eight Immortals began in the Yuan Dynasty, with eight people including Han Zhongli and Zhang Guolao as the "Eight Immortals". After the Yuan Dynasty, Taoism and Buddhism seemed to have merged. The Eight Immortals Drum is a hodgepodge of Buddhist and Taoist instruments. After the merger, the loudness increased greatly and the expressiveness was greatly enhanced. In order to pray for blessings and longevity and to have a lively atmosphere, the common people did not care about who was Buddhist or Taoist, and they would continue to play the drums during the temple fairs and festivals. The Tianshi Eight Immortals Drum is mostly performed by eight strong young people. The performers wear triangular hero scarves on their heads, hero flowers on their foreheads, and colorful clothes with double-breasted collars. They each wear a small red round drum with a diameter of 40 cm and a height of 20 cm in front of their abdomens, and they dance while beating the drums. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to enhance the atmosphere of the performance and the square effect, they often formed a comprehensive dance team with local social fire programs such as core, stilts, small stilts, dry boats, taro hair camels, dragon lanterns, horse pavilions, yangko teams, big-headed babies, etc., and beat and danced while moving forward. In addition to the big drum, the main instruments of Tianshi Eight Immortals Drum are cymbals. The cymbals are like straw hats. The shape of the cymbals is similar to that of the cymbals, but much smaller. In addition to the hook gong (beating the rhythm), there are also copper gongs with a diameter of about 5 inches and lead gongs with a diameter of about 2 inches. Secondly, there is a hinge. This copper instrument is like a whip drum, without a tie. It is hit with a small piece of wood, and it is thrown up after being hit. It is mainly used to beat the rhythm. There are two types of Eight Immortals Drum performances, one is the venue (i.e. the stage type) and the other is the column process type. The performance is performed in columns, and is mostly led by the drum head (the most skilled of the Eight Immortals, who is in front of the team) to perform in one or more groups. The performance formations mainly include more than ten types such as "dividing flowers", "facing flowers", "back flowers", and "lantern flowers". Commonly used movements include: marching and beating drums, jumping and beating drums, etc. During the performance, in addition to the dancers beating and dancing, there are also large gongs and cymbals to accompany to set off the atmosphere. When performing on the spot, the basic formations include: "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "Eight Immortals Watching the Formation", "Eight Immortals Drilling", "Eight Immortals Gathering", "Eight Immortals Discussing Affairs", "Eight Immortals Visiting", "Eight Immortals Celebrating Birthdays", etc. There are more than 20 types. The formation of the Tianshi Eight Immortals Drum is extremely strict. The drum is in front of the team, like a majestic conductor. The cymbals and gongs all look at the drumsticks and listen to the drums to judge the drumming method. The beating method of the hinge is neither fast nor slow. The lead gong is only used occasionally, but the sound is delicate and moving. The Eight Immortals Drum is a complete set of music and a masterpiece of drum music. It has a distinct rhythm, great ups and downs, and is very shocking.