South Korean patriarch's drum and waist bulging originated in India. In the 4th century, the waist drum was introduced into the Central Plains of China through the Silk Road, and then spread eastward to North Korea.
The long drum is a variant of the ancient thin waist drum. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, I originally called the long drum "unique altar drum", "Mao Yuan drum" and "waist drum". Although there was no name at that time, the long drum was actually used in Tianzhu, Qiuci, Xiliang, Shule, Gaochang, Korea and other places. Long drums in Song Dynasty went down in history with the name of "Zhanggu". Le Shu in Song Dynasty: "The stick drum and waist drum were used in Han and Wei Dynasties. The big ones are made of tiles, and the small ones are made of wood. They are all big heads. " Shen Kuo's Meng Qian Bi Tan: "The stick drum in the Tang Dynasty, formerly known as' double stick drum', used sticks at both ends. Today, stick and drum, use one end of your hand. "
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, I originally called the long drum "unique altar drum", "Mao Yuan drum" and "waist drum". Although there was no name at that time, the long drum was actually used in Tianzhu, Qiuci, Xiliang, Shule, Gaochang, Korea and other places. Long drums in Song Dynasty went down in history with the name of "Zhanggu".
Wooden sticks and drums were recorded in the Yuan Dynasty's "Qi Le of Yuan Yan Shi". "Yuan Shi Li Yue": "The staff drum is made of wood, the waist is thin and the skin is thin, and there are colorful embroidered ribbons on it. Right-click the staff and left-click the hand".