Ansai waist drum is a special kind of large and folk dance art.It has a long history of more than two thousand years.Not only it shows northwest Loess Plateau people's simple,bold and unconstrained dispositionas,also the unique artistic characters.Ansai waist drum has liberal and outspoken actions,vigorous and ebullient dance.They embody local people's kind, plain,brave features.

In 1986,Ansai County got the highest honorary award in the first China Folk Dance Match.In recent years,it also showed in the eleventh Asian Games,celebration for HongKong SAR's return.What's more,Ansai waist drum was invited to Japan to have shows.

Its can show by some people or thousands of people,having the name----The first drum in the world.In 1996,Ansai County was named as Home of China waist drum by Ministry of Culture,China.And on May 20th,2006,Ansai waist drum was included in the first batch of China intangible cultural heritage catalogue.It is so famous,being one of Ansai Three Speicals.

In 1981,people dug out two bricks in an ancient tomb,Yan'an City.On the two bricks,some vivid pictures about waist drum can be seen.They have existed since Song Dynasty.From that we can know Ansai waist drum has a long history.It was used to pass war information often in war period.Nowadays,it often to show people's happiness in victory and plentiful harvest.During the festivals,it is an quite important part of those kinds of activities.From Spring Festival to Lantern Festival it is a busy period for Ansai waist drum.

It has two ways in show:Road Drum and Area Drum.

Road Drum:It means that people dance when they are walking.

Area Drum:When people arrive at a certain area,they begin to show their plays.They have rich actions,such as shaking heads and shoulders.Drumming then making turns is the typical one.

Someone said that drum is the symbol of spirit,dance is the symbol of power.Culture of dance originated from them.In war times,it is common when soldier drums to encourage others,the sound of drum means that they will begin war.

I have read Ansai Waist Drum this text before,the author is Mr Liu Chengzhang,who is a famous writer and poet from Shaanxi Provice.From this writing,I can feel local people's great passion for Ansai wasit drum.Here,we can also feel the tremendous strength and powerful life.It seems that you are really in that situation.