The weeding gongs and drums in northern Sichuan are mainly distributed in the four counties and three districts of Guangyuan City, among which the Qingchuan weeding gongs and drums are the most representative. Qingchuan County is located in the mountainous area in the northern part of the Sichuan Basin, at the junction of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, and is known as the "hometown of giant pandas". The weeding gongs and drums in northern Sichuan are usually performed when the second corn grass or soybean grass is weeded. One person beats the drum and one person beats the gong. The person who beats the gong is the singer, who plays a commanding role in the weeding team of dozens of people. The performance process of weeding gongs and drums in one day is roughly divided into the steps of pulling the strings, tying the lid (starting the song head or arranging the song head), setting the five parties (or worshipping the five parties), saying the main text, playing the song, and handling the handover. The representative repertoires of weeding gongs and drums in northern Sichuan include "The Biography of Han Xiang", "The Picture of the Eight Immortals", "The Twelve Flowers", "Shepherding Cows and Fighting Tigers", "Yan Jiuchui", etc. The gong and drum beats of weeding gongs and drums mainly include seven beats, nine beats, twelve beats, and flower beats. The tunes and lyrics are divided into seven-character and ten-character scores according to the number of words. In addition, there are many other tunes such as five-character scores, as well as traditional lyrics and improvisational lyrics that are passed down orally. The grass-pulling gongs and drums in northern Sichuan play a role in directing labor, enlivening the atmosphere on the scene, and regulating the emotions of workers in field operations. It has a straightforward and simple musical personality, with a rich reserve of thousands of repertoires. The bright and concise musical vocabulary retains a large amount of musical and cultural information in ancient physical labor, and has a high academic research value. Nowadays, due to the influence of modern production methods, the traditional production and living methods are difficult to keep up with the pace of development of the times. The living space of the grass-pulling gongs and drums in northern Sichuan is shrinking day by day, and there is a danger of being lost. Elderly singers have passed away one after another, and young people have gone out to work. A large number of labor forces have moved out, and the singer team is in a short supply. Therefore, the work of protecting and inheriting the grass-pulling gongs and drums in northern Sichuan has reached a critical moment.