Drum music in southwest Shandong is a kind of folk instrumental music of Shandong Han nationality, mainly playing suona. Represented by Jiaxiang drumming music, it is mainly distributed in Jining, Zaozhuang, Heze and surrounding areas in Shandong Province. On May 20th, 2006, Jiangzhou Drum Music was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.