Drum Song of Beijing performance which features story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment. It originated in Beijing and Tianjin, and spread to Hebei Province and some regions in North and Northeastern China.

Drum Song of Peking took shape in the early 20th century. On the basis of "Drum song of wooden panel" prevalent in Hebei Province, some famous artists of Gushu (Chinese ballad with drum accompaniment) including Liu Baoquan, Hu Shi, Song Wu and Huo Mingliang jointly absorbed aria of Peking Opera and local folk canzonet of Beijing and then sang the songs in Beijing dialect. In the meanwhile, a set of performing postures were formed with the accompaniment of Sanxian (a three-stringed plucked instrument), Sihu (Four-stringed bowed lute) and Pipa (a plucked string instrument with a fretted fingerboard). This Quyi art - Drum Song of Peking was hereby originated. Liu Baoquan was reputed as "The King of Drum Performance" by virtue of his preeminent contribution to Drum Song of Peking and his great artistic achievements.

After the founding of New China, Drum Song of Beijing has undergone continuous development, with new changes taking place in aria and performance. In addition to the preserved traditional songs, many new songs are created by the aged artists, and many excellent young performers are nurtured in order to carry on this traditional Quyi art.