Percussion instrument is an instrument that produces effects by knocking, shaking, rubbing and scraping. Percussion instruments are probably the oldest instruments. Some percussion instruments can not only produce rhythm, but also produce melody and chorus effects.

China has many unique percussion instruments. Some of these percussion instruments are still in use, while others are no longer in use (such as chimes). Many of these traditional percussion instruments are an indispensable part of China's traditional arts, such as chimes, drums, gongs and cymbals in China's plays, or allegro and castanets for telling stories.

The shape of the war drum is similar to that of the hall drum, but the drum body is lower, so it is also called flat drum. In the past, it was used for religious music and folk wedding bands. The Lama Temple in Beijing has a flat drum with a diameter of about 1 m, and the drum body is only 20 cm high. Now it is used in national instrumental ensemble, dance, lantern festival, acrobatic troupe and mass gongs and drums team.

Bronze drum, also known as bronze drum and war drum, is one of the traditional percussion instruments of Han nationality. The drum frame is made of wood, and both sides are covered with leather. When playing, put the drum on the wooden frame and beat it with a mallet.

The hall has a large drum surface, which can emit different pitches and timbres from the center of the drum to the side of the drum. Generally, the sound in the center of the drum is relatively low, and the sound at the side of the drum is relatively high.