From the history of China to the Song Dynasty, with the development of economy, the growth of cities and the rise of citizen classes, the citizen music in China has also developed by leaps and bounds. Before that, China's music history was dominated by court music and dance. The Song Dynasty not only saw the prosperity of folk music, but even replaced the court music and dance as the mainstream of society, which was an important period in the development history of Chinese folk music.

Citizen music in Song Dynasty can be said to be the forerunner of citizen music in China. The so-called citizen music is a form of music that is produced, used and spread among the general public with the city as the center.

It not only has the lyricism of rural folk music, but also has the "colorful" of urban people. It is a new form of folk music produced under specific historical conditions.

Song Dynasty is a turning point in the history of China music. At this point, the mainstream of China's music turned from the court to the folk, and from the nobility to the common people.