The elephant﹣foot drum is one of the most famous musical instruments of the Dai ethnic grou（傣族）. It got its name 1 it looks like the white elephant's leg. The drum﹣making skill w 2 as a national intangible cultural heritage （非物质文化遗产） in 2011.
Xie Wenping, 32 years old, used to 3 his grandfather to learn how to make a drum. His grandfather made elephant﹣foot drums for a living. " I wanted to make more and better 4 when I grew up. " Xie said. Making an elephant﹣foot drum which is made of special wood is 5 . It usually takes about 30 steps and one month to finish the work. After Xie chooses the wood 6 , he needs to carve （雕刻） the wood into an elephant﹣leg﹣like shape and take out the wood. " A good elephant﹣foot drum 7 have thick and loud sound. " Xie explained. The work of making the drum is boring, but whenever Xie sees his grandfather's smile while making the drum, he feels 8 again. " Over the years, fewer and fewer people are excellent in making elephant﹣foot drums. " Xie said, " I feel like I should carry it on. "
Xie tries to make the elephant﹣foot drum 9 to places outside Yunnan. He wants to get more people to know about 10 . He came up with the idea of making key chains （链子） shaped like the elephant﹣foot drum. " Tourists love them!" Xie said.
