Taiping drums are dances with drums as props, and beating the Taiping drums is the main accompaniment method. Taiping drum is a single-sided drum with a handle and a ring. It is round. The drum surface is made of sheepskin or kraft paper. There are several red pom-poms on the edge of the drum, and several small shiny iron rings are attached to the lower end of the drum handle.
When playing drums, hold the drum in the left hand and the drumstick in the right, and dance the drum sound of "Dong Dong" and the metallic sound of "Wow" while playing. "The iron ring bangs the drums, dances in groups, and the years end. Seeing that there is an image in Taiping, the song of Qu is the same as that of the song."

As the iconic dance tool of this dance variety, the Taiping drum has a unique accompaniment form. The accompaniment instruments include: banhu, erhu, drum, gong, horn and other instruments, as well as accompanying lyrics. The accompanying songs include "Four Seasons Song" , "December Song" and other songs; the performance routines include cockfighting, pipa with flowers, big round drum, etc., dozens of sets of movements, such as zigzag, garden drum, two-headed, tied flower fence, lying doll, etc., very funny, funny and humorous ; Taiping drum performance can be performed while dancing, or dancing between dances. The dance is inseparable from the drum, and the drum changes with the dance, so as to achieve the harmonious unity of drum and dance, and form a crisp and changeable effect.

The performers work in pairs, beating the drums and shaking the rings while hopping. The young man jumped up, stretched tall and straight, and the drum beat flew up and down. The dances of the girls' family are flexible and light, which can be described as "twisting up and driving like a willow bend, fanning and encouraging the shoulder straps to tremble". Very pretty. The Taiping drums in Mentougou District have dance and singing. Usually, the drum is played once and the words are sung once. Folk artists call it "singing rope". They sing flowers, grass, ancient sages, and also sing about clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and the customs of the years. Taiping drums are rich in drum beats, including "Big Fan Drum", "Small Fan Drum", "Chasing Drum", "Round Drum" and so on.
Taiping drum is a combination of competition, fun and impromptu performance. It has a strong regional cultural symbol. It is a typical traditional folk dance in Beijing. The Beijing Western Taiping drum is unique in that it combines playing, dancing, and inspiration. When dancing, people combine dance steps, twist their waists hard, and beat the drums with frontal strikes, reverse strikes, drum hearts, and drum rims. Each village has a different style of play, and the routines are all arranged by the villagers themselves.