Wuchang Northeastern Drum Project Batch: National 2nd Batch, Provincial 1st Batch Project Protection Unit: Wuchang Cultural Center Representative Inheritor: Gao Xiaohua Wuchang Northeastern Drum, also known as "Northeastern Drum Nest", originated on the banks of the Lalin River in Wuchang around 1860. At first, artists played and sang the sanxian by themselves. In the late Qing Dynasty, there were female drum artists, accompanied by qin players playing the sanxian. The lyrics are elegant and sophisticated, the tunes are gorgeous and elegant, and the stories are tortuous and charming, which is in sharp contrast to the rough folk customs of the local area. In the 1950s, there were hundreds of people learning Northeastern Drum in Wuchang area.