page_title: List of Chinese musical instruments
section_title: Skin (革)
hierarchical_section_title: List of Chinese musical instruments / Skin (革)
caption_attribution_description: 中文（简体）‎: 潮州大鼓 地点：摄于中国国家图书馆之非物质文化遗产保护成果展 时间：2006年2月18日 北京2006年第一次考察团 拍摄者：用心阁
context_page_description: Chinese musical instruments were traditionally grouped into eight categories known as bayin. The eight categories are silk, bamboo, wood, stone, metal, clay, gourd and skin. There are other instruments which may not fit these groups. This is one of the first musical groupings ever devised.
context_section_description: Dagu – (大鼓) – large drum played with two sticks
  Huapengu (花盆鼓) – flowerpot-shaped large drum played with two sticks; also called ganggu (缸鼓)
  Huzuo Dagu (虎座大鼓)
  Huzuo Wujia Gu (虎座鳥架鼓)
  Jian'gu (建鼓)
  Bangu (板鼓) – small, high pitched drum used in Beijing opera; also called danpigu (单皮鼓)
  Biangu (扁鼓) – flat drum, played with sticks
  Paigu (排鼓) – set of three to seven tuned drums played with sticks
  Tanggu (堂鼓) – medium-sized barrel drum played with two sticks; also called tonggu (同鼓) or xiaogu (小鼓)
  Biqigu (荸荠鼓) – a very small drum played with one stick, used in Jiangnan sizhu
  Diangu (点鼓; also called huaigu, 怀鼓) – a double-headed frame drum played with a single wooden beater; used in the Shifangu ensemble music of Jiangsu province and to accompany to kunqu opera
  Huagu (花鼓) – flower drum
  Yaogu (腰鼓) – waist drum
  Taipinggu (太平鼓) – flat drum with a handle; also called dangu (单鼓)
  Zhangu (战鼓 or 戰鼓) – war drum; played with two sticks
  Bajiao gu (八角鼓) – octagonal tambourine used primarily in narrative singing from northern China zh:八角鼓
  Yanggegu (秧歌鼓) – rice planting drum
  Gaogu (鼛鼓) – large ancient drum used to for battlefield commands and large-scale construction
  Bofu (搏拊) – ancient drum used to set tempo
  Jiegu (羯鼓) – hourglass-shaped drum used during the Tang Dynasty
  Tao (鼗; pinyin: táo) or taogu (鼗鼓) – a pellet drum used in ritual music
  Bolang Gu (波浪鼓; pinyin: bo lang gu) – a traditional Chinese pellet drum and toy
caption: A Chaozhou dagu (large drum)
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