The drum dance culture, a folk traditional culture, developing from the Spring and Autumn Periods, Tang and Song dynasties, to Ming and Qing dynasties, originates from the family life of Miao people and plays an important part in it.

• 苗族鼓舞历经春秋战国、唐宋时期的文化累积，到明清时期完整形成，清代以来苗族农闲时举办的五种典型鼓舞彰显了苗区闲暇文化生活形态，其象形动作在描绘苗民农耕生活情景同时又反映了农耕民族的生活规律，展示了云贵高原及周边山地民族丰富的农耕文化内涵。