郏县大铜器主要分布在河南省郏县，辐射到周边县市。郏县铜器始于三国时期，后传入民间，多用于求神、祭天、唤雨、驱邪消灾、节日庆典等大型活动仪式。是中国古代民族民间艺术之珍品，是我国北方打击乐种的典型代表，是世界上最响亮的打击乐器和乐器最多的打击乐种。    

    西平大铜器至少也有300多年历史，它至今还保留了100多支传统曲牌，长期以来形成了独特的地域风格特点，是非常值得保护和传承的优秀民族民间文化。自我国青铜器被普遍应用以后，这一独特而富有中原文化特色的以铜器为主的打击乐形式，具有典型的中原传统文化特征。郏县大铜器是以铜制乐器和大鼓组成的集体打击型民间艺术形式。
      
    郏县大铜器是以铜制乐器和大鼓组成的集体打击型民间艺术形式。河南遂平《大铜器》是十多件大小锣、鼓、铙、镲配合敲打起舞，气势非凡，还能通过抑扬顿挫的乐音和舞者的神情动态表现一定内容。西平县《大铜器》所用器乐一般有大鼓、大铙、大镲、边鼓等，演奏人员15——50人不等，演奏起来音乐洪亮，形象生动鲜明，丰富多彩，演奏技巧性强且表演形式多种多样，深受群众喜爱群众喜爱。
     
    近年来，由于资金投入不足，专业人才匮乏，又无高层专家指导，造成铜器队伍数量减少，规模缩小，水平下滑，活动次数历年呈下降趋势。

     
    Jiaxian Copper Ware lies on the center of Jiaxian County, Henan Province and radiates to surrounding cities. Jiaxian Copper Ware created in Sanguo Era and mostly used to big ceremonies like praying to God, sacrificing to Heaven, praying for rain, removing disasters, celebrating festivals, etc. It's a treasure of Chinese ancient folk art, a typical of hitting instruments in the north and is also a hitting music which uses the loudest and most hitting instruments.  
    
    Xiping Copper Ware also has a history of at least 300 years and still reserves over 1000 kinds of traditional tunes. It has formed distinctive local features and becomes an excellent folk culture valuable to be protected.    
     
    After the widely use of copper ware in our country, this unique hitting instrument music has had the characteristic of typical traditional culture in central land. Among various forms of copper ware plays, Jiaxian Copper Ware consists of copper instruments and bass drum and is a collectivity folk art; Suiping Copper Ware is played with over ten kinds of small gong, drum, surname, etc, united together and accompanying with melodious music and players' face expressions so that they will produce extraordinary and express some meaning; Xiping Copper Ware chooses bass drum, small cymbals, big surname and others as major instruments, which produce an effect of loud-voiced, vivid-figured, colorful, skillful feelings. It is well welcomed by the common people.       
      
    However, recently years, groups to play Copper Ware are decreasing and declining for lack of money, professional talents and experts. It's eager to be protected.