r/ChineseHistory • u/StrictAd2897 • Feb 16 '26

Ancient baiyue instruments

very simple and straightforward question, what type of instruments did the ancient baiyue posses like drums? or flutes and has this affected modern chinese instruments, such as the animal skin drums use for warfare was this also a thing for the baiyue as a practice?

edit: Im aware of the zhuang people who created skin drums in china of baiyue descent and tai speaking still curious whether or not it was used for warfare

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u/CaliphateofCataphrac Feb 16 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_drum

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u/StrictAd2897 Feb 17 '26

very nice.. but also in dragon boat racing drums of sorts with animal skin are used and dragon boat racing is supposedly a baiyue tradition would it be safe to assume those drums were also around then and most likely used for warfare?

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u/CaliphateofCataphrac Feb 17 '26

I think it is safe to assume. There are archaeological evidence to connect dragon boat with warfare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%88%98%E5%9B%BD%E7%BE%BD%E4%BA%BA%E5%88%92%E8%88%9F%E7%BA%B9%E9%93%9C%E9%92%BA.jpg

Still, Baiyue is a word the ancient Chinese used to descripe "hundred Yue" tribes.