As early as in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the waist drum was used in the military, there is an enemy attack when the drums alarm, the two armies can beat the drums against the time to cheer. Gradually, the waist drum developed into a folk dance, folk rituals, as well as large-scale activities will be used.
The Ansai Waist Drum is divided into two parts, the cultural drum and the martial arts drum, the cultural drum is heavy on dancing and the martial arts drum is heavy on hitting, the cultural drum has a small range of motion, similar to the rice-planting songs, while the martial arts drum has a large kicking, beating, jumping and spinning motion. In the performance process emphasizes the overall effect, requiring everyone's movements to be neat and tidy, and the formation should be standardized in the process of change, mainly through the drummers' bold and rugged dance posture and powerful drumming skills, which can fully reflect the masculine beauty of men living on the Loess Plateau.
Ansai waist drum as a traditional folk art, in the process of performance can show the people of northern Shaanxi Province, very representative of the folk customs of northern Shaanxi Province, in the process of long-term circulation, the fusion of folk songs, martial arts, dance and other elements, the formation of a unique form of waist drum. At the same time, it is a reproduction of the spiritual style of the Chinese nation and a part of the culture of the Yellow River basin. Ansai waist drum is not only loved by the masses, but also famous overseas, and is called "China's best" and "China's first drum".
All the traditional culture more or less there is a bit of inheritance crisis, Ansai waist drums are not included, but in recent years, Ansai District attaches great importance to the inheritance and development of traditional culture, Ansai waist drums have been into the classroom, Ansai elementary school physical education mandatory course.