Jiangzhou drum music originated from the pre-Qin Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a gong, drum and percussion music popular in Xinjiang, the "hometown of Chinese drum music" Jiangzhou Drumming was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists and was listed by UNESCO as a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" In ancient times, people used drums to boost the morale of soldiers and among the people, drum music was also widely used.