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What folk songs are there in China?
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Minor is mainly popular between cities and towns. The tunes of songs are mostly soothing, and the structure is relatively square, and some folklore is often used. Stories and customs are genre, such as Jiangsu folk songs Meng Jiangnv, Jasmine Flower, Wuxi Scenery, Lu Hua Cai Gen, Yunnan folk song Rust Dou, Sichuan folk song Tea Worship Song, etc.

About Jiangsu folk songs Meng Jiangnv and Jasmine; There are many versions, involving the folk songs of the same clan in China. I won't be a burden here. Let's talk about it later. Some minor tunes, to a great extent, have the significance of revealing reality. For example, the Jiangsu folk song Meng Jiangnv, also known as "Flowers in December", tells the story of a girl Meng Jiangnv who sent warm clothes to her husband Fan Qiliang thousands of miles away in the Qin Dynasty. When Meng Jiangnv went to Hushuguan (present-day Suzhou), the gatekeeper refused to let her through. According to her own tragic experience, Meng wrote twelve songs, among which (according to the singing method of folk artists, this should be a variation) and sang them to the gatekeeper with tears. Finally, the doorman was influenced by her singing and let her pass. For thousands of years, songs have reflected people's sympathy for the role of Meng Jiangnu, and also revealed their serious dissatisfaction with the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty.

Second, folk songs.

Folk songs are produced in fields and streams, and the rhythm of songs is often relatively free, with a drawl similar to the singing of traditional operas in China. There are many famous folk songs all over the country, such as Beautiful Yimeng Mountain in Shandong, Tea Picking Song in Fujian, Streaming Water in Yunnan and Looking Up at Mountains and Rivers in Hui nationality. Most songs are based on love stories, and their forms are also very distinctive, and there is often one song. "Good Scenery of Dongting Lake" and so on!

If you want to understand folk songs thoroughly, you don't have to sing them in the mountains. Some songs, such as Dongting Lake, are also called folk songs. Of course, this is not an absolute scientific division, but there are special circumstances. In order to let everyone better master these basic knowledge, don't laugh at others first!

Third, songs

Songs are produced in people's labor production and belong to that kind of intense labor. As you can imagine, when people are carrying a very heavy object, it is impossible to sing a very lyrical and leisurely Song Like "lullaby". In order to make the best use of everyone's strength, they will now be sung by one person like a singer, and then echoed by others, singing at the pace suggested by the first person. This is the predecessor of the song, and later, it evolved into a song genre.

The singing form of the song is very simple, such as chorus, leading the crowd. The singing effect of this theme is very atmospheric. Can quickly resonate with the masses! Such as Jingjiang folk songs "Beating Wheat Song" and "Boatman Song".

Fourth, Long song.

Long song, as its name implies, has a large space and mostly takes narrative poems as the theme, such as Yi folk song Ashima and Mongolian folk song Gadamerin.