Siping gong and drum music, commonly known as crude gong and drum, originated from the ancient Siping opera. It was introduced from Jiangxi to Fujian in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Siping gong and drum music was very popular in southern Fujian in the late Qing Dynasty. There are folk proverbs such as "Wansheng gong, seduce boat women; Wansheng drum, seduce Cha Mou" in Nanjing, Zhangzhou. There is a saying in Nanjing that "Siping blowing, hot children". The performance of Siping gong and drum music follows the drama program. There are 8 sets of gong and drum array repertoires, namely the first tone blowing arrangement, the second tone blowing arrangement, the third tone blowing arrangement, the big break battle, the formation, the double sword record, and the iron bow battle. The first tone blowing arrangement is the basic skill of the gong and drum array. Learning the first tone gong and drum basically mastered the performance skills of Siping gong and drum. The instruments of Siping gong and drum are divided into two categories: blowing and percussion. The blowing type is mainly suona, which is 47.5 cm long and 14 cm in diameter. There are 8 note holes in the middle of the suona, which is made of longan wood. Percussion instruments include: big cymbals, small cymbals, big gongs, small gongs, big drums, small drums, bamboo drums, etc. Representative repertoires include "Cai Boyong Refuses to Recognize His Ex-wife", "Su Qin's Six Kingdoms' Ennobling", "Liu Wenlong's Diamond Flower Mirror", "Lü Mengzheng Returns Home in Splendor", "Liu Zhiyuan's White Rabbit Story", "Wang Shipeng", etc. Wu Yanxiang, the leader of Siping Gong and Drum Music, also treasures a handwritten copy of "Siping Gong and Drum Blowing Score" from the Qing Dynasty. The blowing score records 67 tunes such as "Wind into the Pine", "Big Passing Scene", "New Water Cooling", "Pomegranate Flowers", "Going Down to the Small Building", "Small Passing Scene", "Wild Goose Falling", "Yu Furong", "De Liuzi", "Fen Die Jian", "Da Santong", "Ancient Wind into the Pine", and 12 string scores, as well as some blowing scores without tunes. Traditional Siping Gong and Drum Music generally has 8 people as a performance unit, and 2 to 4 more people can be added for performance according to the situation. It is mainly used in temple fairs, sacrifices, Lantern Festival and sports events. In recent years, some celebrations have also invited Siping gongs and drums to participate. It is mainly popular in Jinshan and Longshan areas of Nanjing County. Siping gongs and drums have been spread in southern Fujian for more than 100 years. In the process of spreading, it has absorbed some local tunes and some foreign tunes to enrich its own repertoire. The most influential person at present is Wu Yanxiang, the sixth-generation inheritor of Siping gongs and drums.