The background of silver cup creation
Created in Guangxu period. As a short-tune folk song circulating in Ordos grassland, it was written in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. The theme of the song is to reflect the rich and United living conditions of herdsmen at that time. Taking silver cups, wine and other elements as literary images, the song expresses the herdsmen's desire for a better life and their love for life, and has strong grassland folk customs and profound cultural connotations. Folk songs are one of the forms of folk literature and a combination of folk music and poetry.