銅鼓在古代常用于中指揮進(jìn)退，也常用于宴會、樂舞中，是一種流行于廣西、廣東、云南、貴州、四川、湖南等少數(shù)民族地區(qū)的打擊樂器。銅鼓是中國古代悠久而燦爛文化的結(jié)晶，是中國少數(shù)民族先民智慧的象征，它具有東方藝術(shù)的特色，是世界文化藝術(shù)寶庫之珍藏。銅鼓在越南、老撾、緬甸和泰國甚至印度尼西亞諸島也有流傳。

Bronze drums were often used in ancient times to direct the advance and retreat of the army in wars, as well as in banquets, music and dance. They were percussion instruments popular in Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan and other minority areas. The bronze drum is the crystallization of the long and splendid culture in ancient China and the symbol of the wisdom of the ancestors of the Chinese minorities. It has the characteristics of Oriental Art and is the treasure house of the world's culture and art. Bronze drums are also popular in Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and even Indonesia.