Drum dance

Performances of the Huangni drum dance, a national intangible cultural heritage of China, recently captivated tourists visiting the Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tourists watch a Huangni drum dance performance of the Yao ethnic group in Liuduan village, Jinxiu township, Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on April 12, 2024. (Photo/Zhang Youhao) Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, nestled deep in the Dayao Mountains, was the earliest established Yao autonomous county in China. Over the course of centuries, five branches of the Yao ethnic group have thrived here, and have preserved and passed down the rich Yao cultural heritage. Pan Jinhai is an inheritor of the Huangni drum dance. His family has diligently preserved Huangni drums which have been passed down through numerous generations, and have displayed a remarkable history spanning centuries. An inheritor imparts the skills of the Huangni drum dance in Liuxiang village, Liuxiang town, Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (File photo taken by Gao Rujin) Pan Jinhai shared a tale surrounding the origin of the Huangni drum dance. According to the tale, King Pan, the ancestor of the Yao ethnic group, tragically lost his life…