铜鼓概览

铜鼓 bronze drum

铜鼓，是古代中国南方和东南亚国家诸多民族创造的青铜文化瑰宝，是中国和东南亚最具代表性的文物，是共同的文化载体。它集冶炼、铸造、音乐、美术、舞蹈于一体，是曾经的权力与财富象征的“重器”、指挥军阵的“响器”、沟通人神的“祭器”和娱神娱人的乐器。它广泛分布于中国南方和越南、老挝、柬埔寨、缅甸、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡及印度尼西亚等东南亚国家，源远流长，绵延至今，渗透到了当地社会生活的多个方面，承载和沉淀着当地民族的宗教信仰、礼仪习俗、生活理想和审美要求等文化内容，在中国南方和东南亚构成了源远流长内涵丰富独特的铜鼓文化圈。 Bronze drum is a bronze cultural treasure created by many ethnic groups in ancient southern China and Southeast Asia. It is the most representative cultural relic in China and Southeast Asia and the common cultural carrier. It integrates smelting, casting, music, art and dance. It was once a "heavy weapon" symbolizing power and wealth, a "loudspeaker" commanding the military array, a "sacrificial instrument" communicating with human beings and gods, and an instrument entertaining gods and people. It is widely distributed in South China and Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It has a long history and has penetrated into many aspects of local social life, carrying and depositing the religious beliefs, etiquette and customs, life ideals and aesthetic requirements of the local people, In South China and Southeast Asia, it has formed a bronze drum culture circle with a long history and rich connotation.