In 2007, the second city elderly waist drumming competition was held in the South Lake Citizen Square. more than 700 participating elderly people with full of spirit, athletic posture attracted a lot of people stopped to watch. As one of the activities of the 2007 China - Jiaxing Jiangnan Cultural Festival, the current elderly waist drumming contest by the city festival organizing committee, sponsored by the Municipal Propaganda Department, Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Press and Publication, the Municipal Sports Bureau, the Municipal Museum of Art, the Municipal Association of Geriatric Physical Fitness executive contractor. Yesterday, *** there are 11 waist drum teams from the city to participate in the competition. "Compared with last year, this year's overall level has improved greatly, formation changes, action choreography progress is obvious." The person in charge of the city's group art museum told reporters, "This is the first time we moved the performance venue from flat ground to the stage, in addition, the competition also invited Shanxi Taihang Drum Troupe and Shaanxi Yan'an Anse Waist Drums to perform in Wo, providing a good opportunity for local waist drumming teams to learn and exchange ideas." "Playing waist drums is a good fitness activity, exercising and pleasing to the body and mind!" From Pinghu City, when the lake street, 67-year-old Tang Wanhua told reporters that after retirement she participated in the Pinghu City senior singing and dancing team, singing, dancing, playing the waist drum, etc., at least 3 times a week to exercise.