The Kam (Dong) have long been known as a people of dance and architecture. When entering a Kam village, one is immediately drawn to the drum tower in the center of the village. Although they are made of wood, they resemble Buddhist pagodas. The towers of layered roofs with double-eaves symbolize each clan. If there are two clans in one village, there are two towers; if there are five clans, there are five towers. Usually, these towers are where young couples come to express their love through song.

During lunar new year, the Kam celebrate the caigetang festival with a ritual to worship the mother goddess of Sa Sui and courtship songs and dances among youth.

Girls wear colorful tops and black pleated skirts, spats decorated with red and green tassels, and embroidered leather shoes with pointed toes. They decorate their hair with ornaments shaped like birds, butterflies, and flowers to dance. They are followed by a group of musicians playing the lusheng.

The lusheng produces different sounds according to the sectioning and length of the bamboo. Beautiful sounds are produced by a number of vertical pipes and one horizontal pipe going across. The resonance tube can be made from bamboo stalks up to five meters in length.

Typically, there are six pipes but variants with one, two, five, six, eight, or ten pipes of different sizes can be found. The instrument can be used in solo performances, ensembles, and dance accompaniments. A typical Kam village has a lusheng group, and lusheng competitions are held during various village events and rituals.