Flower drum

This article is about the musical instrument. For the opera, see Flower-drum opera. For the song, see Fengyang Flower Drum. For the restaurant, see Flower Drum.
"Huagu" redirects here. For the subdistrict in Hunan, see Huagu Subdistrict.
Flower drum
Percussion instrument
Other namesHuagu
Classification Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classificationclassification needed
DevelopedAntiquity

A flower drum (Chinese: 花鼓; pinyin: Huāgǔ) is a type of double-skinned Chinese hand drum.[1] The huagu is normally painted red on the sides and generally smaller than the usual tanggu, which makes it easier to use. Usually a red colored sling strap is used by the performer. It is beaten with wooden sticks like other Chinese drums.

  1. ^ "Hua gu (Flower Drum) - Digital Collection; Yale Collection of Musical Instruments". Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.