One of the folk sports activities of the Han nationality, the three-stick drum, appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and was then called the three-war drum. It used to be popular. Sanbanggu, named after throwing three sticks and beating gongs and drums, is a cultural and sports activity that combines percussion instruments, oral literature and performance skills everywhere in Tujia mountain villages. Sanbanggu is popular in Tianmen, Mianyang and other places in Hubei. It originated from the "three-stick drum" in the Tang Dynasty and was once popular.