摘要
中国鼓始于陶器时代。周朝设立了专职管理鼓乐的机构,负责管理的官吏被称为“鼓人”,同时制定了一套完备的鼓乐制度。从那时起,鼓就已经规范地用于祭祀、军事、劳作和其他活动中。中国古代社会以农业生产为主,鼓也是人们生产生活中一种不可或缺的器物。由于鼓声似雷霆,古时人们认为打鼓可以引来雨水,滋润农作物生长。因此,鼓被用于向神灵祈祷风调雨顺,与神灵“沟通”。
The earliest reference to the drum in China is in the Pottery Age.The Zhou dynasty established the drum music institution that was responsible for the management of officials known as"drum men"and developed a complete drum music system.From then on,drums came to be used in those practices such as sacrifice,military,labor and other activities.
