Watch The Way of the Shaman Drum (2017) Online

During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecuted and forced to give up such cultural traditions as the shaman dance (tiao tchin, meaning "spirit-jumping" or "god's dance"). However, on Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, a farmer named Guan Yunde decided to start designing and building traditional Manchu shaman drums. At age 70, he is one of a minority of ethnic Manchu people in China's Jilin province, and one of the few people keeping the Manchu shamanic tradition alive. Read More

Watch The Way of the Shaman Drum online. Featuring Guan Yunde, The Way of the Shaman Drum is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 9. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was released on 2017. The Way of the Shaman Drum was directed by João Meirinhos. Read Less