The Research On Bronze Drum’s Inheritance And Innovition Of Folk Production Process In Guangxi

Bronze drum is the cultural treasure of numerous ancient nationalities in southernChina and southeast Asia. Bronze drum is an important cultural treasure, especially inHistory、Archeology、Metallurgy etc. The article focus on the study of Bronze drum’sinheritance and innovation of production process, which is distinguished of manyother Bronze drum studies.Through field visits, basically learned that the folk production process of Bronzedurm in Hechi. Guangxi. The casting method is wet sand casting method, most drumare made in muddy casting method. During the production process, they used modernindustrial technology, for instance, mechanical cutting and polish、spray painting etc.Through experimental analysis(SEM-EDS、 metallographic microscope),almostly learned that the drum’s matrix basically is brass, Cu(63%-66%)、Zn(27%-33%), and other Impurities. So-called “Talcum powder” mainly are Si and Oelements, After matching the Elements, it actually is SiO2; So-called “lime” mainlyare Ca element’ Oxide.The inheritance and development of the culture of Bronze drum, which need ainclusive and open environment. The protection of it need native folks、governmentand academics, especially need protct drum’s folk activities. In addition, thesolicitation of handed down bronze drum, which scattered in folks, is an importantwork to protect bronze drum culture.