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Shorts RAI Film Festival 2021. Bang the drum /

For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in to protect the heritage, the life of the bronze drum takes on a new meaning and becomes an icon for to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nitzky, William (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Chinese
Language Notes:In Chinese with English subtitles.
Published: [London], England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020.
Series:Shorts RAI Film Festival 2021
Subjects:
Drum > China.
Bronze drum > China.
Ethnomusicology > China.
Yao (Southeast Asian people) > China > Social life and customs.
China > Social life and customs.
Tambour > Chine.
Ethnomusicologie > Chine.
Yao (Peuple d'Asie du Sud-Est) > Chine > Mœurs et coutumes.
Chine > Mœurs et coutumes.
Bronze drum
Drum
Ethnomusicology
Manners and customs
Yao (Southeast Asian people) > Social life and customs
China
documentary film.
Documentary films
Short films
Documentary films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in to protect the heritage, the life of the bronze drum takes on a new meaning and becomes an icon for tourist performances. Bang the Drum traces the path that heritage takes in a changing China.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 22, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 minutes)
Playing Time:00:27:52