Gong and drum music is popular in Xichuan County. It is named because it is accompanied by gongs and drums. It is also called "di deng qu". It is a form of telling stories by connecting folk songs. The tunes are mostly folk tunes, mountain songs, field songs, and calls popular in the local area. There are more than 60 kinds of tunes such as [four and six sentences], [Xiahe tune], and [crying at the fifth watch]. The repertoire is mostly about labor life and love stories. For example, "The Little Widow Goes to the Grave", "Pomegranates Burn Fire", "Playing Tooth Cards", and "Wu Sanbao's Spring Outing". Gong and drum music is popular in Xichuan County. It is named because it is accompanied by gongs and drums. It is also called "di deng qu". It is a form of telling stories by connecting folk songs. The tunes are mostly folk tunes, mountain songs, field songs, and calls popular in the local area. There are more than 60 kinds of tunes such as [four and six sentences], [Xiahe tune], and [crying at the fifth watch]. The repertoire is mostly about labor life and love stories. For example, "The Little Widow Goes to the Grave", "Pomegranates Burn Fire", "Playing Tooth Cards", and "Wu Sanbao's Spring Outing". In the 1970s, the Xichuan County Quyi Troupe performed it on stage. Gong and drum music is also popular in Shangnan, Shaanxi and Yunyang, Hubei. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)