The war drums of Yuyang shake the Earth From the Han to the Tang dynasty, China had close contacts with the lands to its West, and gongs, cymbals and many kinds of drums were introduced into China.
漁陽鼙鼓動地來漢唐時中國與西域諸國往來密切，從外地傳入鑼、鈸，尤其是鼓，有羯鼓、銅鼓、節鼓、腰鼓等許多種類。