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What kinds of folk music are there?
1. Folk songs, referred to as folk songs for short, are a short singing art that people of all ethnic groups in China have collectively created in their long-term labor and social life, can directly reflect the reality, and are widely mastered and circulated by the broad masses of the people.

2. Song and dance music refers to singing and instrumental performances accompanied by national dances. There are many kinds and forms of folk dances in various places. Dragon dances, lion dances, yangko dances, lanterns, flower drums, lotus boxes, roller coasters, car lights, Taiping drums, bamboo and horse lanterns and stilts are generally quenched in Han areas.

3. The rap art of rap music, also known as Quyi, is an art that combines speaking (white), singing (cavity) and expressing (writing). Rap music has the characteristics of close combination with language, strong local color, simple accompaniment instrument and combination of narration and endorsement.

4. Opera music. Opera is a comprehensive art that closely combines music, dance and drama. Opera music, as an important part of opera art, is good at depicting characters, rendering drama atmosphere and coordinating stage rhythm with its lyric function, narrative function and rhythm function.