The historical origin of Xiangbei drum

During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a failed scholar Su Jinfu in Lizhou. He wandered around the world because of repeated failures, met many folk artists, and fell in love with the art of funeral drums. He used his full talent to reform the mourning drum, standardized the singing, and defined the first-rate, second-rate, third-rate, adagio, and tempo styles, which greatly improved the artistic expression of the mourning drum. He devoted himself to the creation of drum lyrics in the second half of his life. He adapted and composed more than 20 songs such as "The Legend of White Snake" and "Half-Day Yama", which served as a model for folk artists in the Lishui Basin.