The Thunder Beats of The Twelve Drums" was officially launched by the Nanyang Wushu Federation of Sarawak on the 1st May, 1993 at 2.00 PM at Sarawak Plaza in conjunction with "Nanyang Wushu Festival". The performance of this new item comprises of a Gong, four pairs of Cymbals, and Twelve Drums. The Gong represents one cycle of a year while the four pairs of Cymbal represent the four seasons of a year i.e. Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring and the Twelve Drums represent the Twelve Months of a year.

This art which was choreographed by the Federation,  aims to promote a new blend of cultures for Sarawak to the Multi-racial society.