The Historical Evolution and Cultural Heritage of Chongqing Xiaohe Drum and Gong Music

Chongqing "Xiaohe Drum and Gong Music", as one of the most representative forms of folk wind and percussion music in the the Bayu area of China(a collective term for Chongqing and Sichuan in China), was successfully inscribed on the third batch of China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011. This instrumental art form, deeply rooted in folk tradition, carries centuries of cultural memory from the Bayu area. The study of Chongqing" Xiaohe Drum and Gong Music" serves as a crucial vehicle for researching the morphology of Bayu folk music, the ecology of folk customs, and the regional aesthetic psychology.