The first is called the spear Yu, the second is called the crossbow, the third is called the Antai, the fourth is called the line of speech. Bayu dance is the basic form of "battle and dance". "Battle", weapons, "battle" that is, sticking to the dry go; accompaniment is drumming. Ban Gu "Han Shu": "Bayu drummer, thirty-six people". He is talking about the palace Yan music Bayu dance, the Bayu dance on the battlefield, how many people fighting, how many people singing and dancing: in front of the battlefield killers, holding the look quite a go, loud call, behind the accompaniment, the drums and feet to increase the momentum, this is the history of the book for the "before the song after the dance". Sima Xiangru in the "Zi Xu Fu" in this way to depict the Bayu dance of the spectacular scene: "thousands of people sing, ten thousand people and, the mountains for the vibration, the valley for the waves." The Bayu Dance was often performed by the imperial court in order to "show off the military" and to receive "emissaries from the four barbarians".
The Bayu Dance is a folk dance created by the indigenous Bayu Tribesmen of Langzhong Yushui. Tribesmen are strong and courageous by nature, and are fond of singing and dancing. When Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, fought against the San Qin Dynasty and built the Han Dynasty, they were recruited to be the forerunners of the Han Army. Their kind of "Ba Shi brave and sharp, singing and dancing to Ling" momentum and combat effectiveness, won the favorite of Han Gaozu, and will be Zongren's war martial arts dance named "Bayu Dance", the introduction of the court, through Wei, Jin, the North and South Dynasties, to the Tang Dynasty, although there have been a number of changes in its name, is still flourishing! After the Tang Dynasty, "Bayu Dance" was introduced to the court. After the Tang Dynasty, "Bayu Dance" disappeared in the court, the name is not known. But in the folk are still inherited from generation to generation, through the evolution of the original martial arts dance evolved into ritual dance and celebratory dance. Eight Immortals Drums" (also known as "Ba Xiang Drums"), which has been handed down to the present day, is a manifestation of the "Bayu Dance" that has evolved over time. The "Eight Immortals Drum" is a long-handled, double-sided animal-skin drum, with a drum surface painted with the Eight Immortals or totem patterns, a diameter of about 30-40 centimeters, and a drum handle of about 120 centimeters. Baxian drum dance is mostly a group dance of more than 10 people, suitable for square performance. When the performance, the sand gong, followed by drummers, one side of the drum, one side of the shouting, constantly changing the formation, vast and majestic.
In 1955, Langzhong team to participate in the second folk music and dance show in Sichuan Province won awards. 1991, Langzhong City, organized by the 300 people of the "Eight Immortals Drums" performance team, to participate in the opening ceremony of the second Silk Festival in Nanchong, caused a sensation, won awards. 2001, the city of Mass Museum of Dandelion Children's Art Troupe performed with the Eight Immortals Drum Drums, which was the first time in the city. In 2001, Pugongying Children's Art Troupe of the Municipal Mass Art Museum performed the dance "New Rhythm of Ba Drum", which was created with the material of the Eight Immortals' Drum Dance, and took part in the Sichuan Provincial Dance Competition, winning the first prize of choreographing and performing. In order to study the "Bayu Dance", the Qinghai People's Publishing House published and distributed the "Bayu Dance Exploration" written by Xiao Shansheng in 1997. Three Kingdoms