Bangu is a percussion instrument, also known as leather drum and bangu drum. The "festival drum" used in Qing music in Tang Dynasty may be its predecessor. It has a long history among the people. "A General Examination of Continued Documents in Qing Dynasty" states: "Ban Gu, also known as the big drum, is the leader of all the documents and is not easy to attack." It is the conducting instrument in China Opera Band.
Bangu is a short drum. The drum body is made of hardwood, such as colored wood, birch, locust tree, Sang Mu, beech or teak. It is made of five planks. The drum body is 25cm in diameter, but most of them are wooden boards. The drumhead vibrates only 5 ~ 10cm in the middle. The drum hole is splayed, and the drum edge is 9.5 cm high. The drum skin is made of cowhide, and it is tightened on the whole board to the bottom edge.