The drum dance Bailuo people

Drum dance is one of the traditional dances of the Bailuo people. As a kind of dance performed when Bailuo people hold sacrificial ceremonies for their ancestors, it reflects the Bailuos' worship for nature and ancestors.

Usually, only one person beats the drum, and dancers perform to the beats in a counterclockwise way, singing some solemn tones. The drum dance, which includes more than 30 routines, is a massive entertaining activity of the Bailuos; it is performed on the fairground of the village and can be joined by at least 100 villagers.

In 2007, the Bailuo ethnic drum dance was listed as one of China's intangible cultural heritages. Lu Xiaozong and Lu Youquan were nominated as two inheritors in this regard.rd.