What is the history of "octagonal drum", the representative of Manchu traditional opera art?

According to the book Ten Thousand Miscellanies written by Shen Bang in Ming Dynasty, we can see that the performance of octagonal drum at that time was superb. Later, with the capital of Beijing in the Qing Dynasty, octagonal drum became an accompaniment instrument for folk arts such as writing drums and playing strings, which was once popular in Beijing, Tianjin and other regions. Later, in the middle of Qing Dynasty, octagonal drum spread to Shandong, and directly evolved into Shandong octagonal drum, becoming the most famous folk art in Qing Dynasty.

First, the origin of the drum, there are many views that the octagonal drum first appeared in the records of Li Shengzhen's Baixi Zhi Zhu Ci in the Qing Dynasty. The octagonal drum is shaped like an octagon. You can tap it with your hand to sing along. Every household has this instrument. In China, the old artists of Manchu octagonal drum in Inner Mongolia think that octagonal drum is a valuable folk art in China, and they often play octagonal drum for entertainment in the free time when Manchu people dabble. It is also recorded that the octagonal drum is a form of sitting singing, which was first formed during the reign of Kangxi. But there is no such special old artist after Jiaqing.

Second, the social status of the octagonal drum After Jiaqing and Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, the octagonal drum was often stationed in the frontier and was also welcomed by local flag officials, so it also spread to many areas. According to historical records, there are octagonal drums sung, especially in areas where water transport and salt transport pass. The octagonal drums still circulating in Shandong, Jilin and other places in modern times are all developed on the basis of Manchu octagonal drums. And some kinds of music in Henan, Gansu, Qinghai and other regions are similar to octagonal drums.

Third, the historical significance of octagonal drum is far-reaching. The octagonal drum was originally based on ancient Manchu folk art? Octagonal drum? At first, with the establishment of Manchu regime, the octagonal drum art gradually developed and became a modern Manchu drama. The octagonal drum in today's society is mainly popular in rap music in Beijing, Tianjin, Northeast China and other places. The singer beat the rhythm with his own octagonal drum, and then let the accompaniment sing. It can be said that it is a very precious intangible heritage of China.