The characteristics of Yangzhou Slow are: the melody progresses very smoothly, the tune is fresh and smooth, and the whole music style is very elegant.

The music of "Yangzhou Slow" is adapted from Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slow"

The song is divided into two sections, the upper and lower sections, and uses "change of head" and "change of tail" in structure. The writing technique uses both techniques to enhance the contrast of the music. This kind of contrast involves two sections of changes and repetitions, and the second section is a change of beginnings, that is, the upper and lower parts have four phrases each. The first and fourth sentences have different tunes in the two parts, while the second and second sentences have different tunes. The melody of the three lines is exactly the same.

Jiang Kuí

Jiang Kuí (about 1155-about 1221), named Yaozhang, also known as Baishi Taoist, Han nationality, said to be a native of Poyang, Raozhou, Southern Song Dynasty, a writer and musician in the Southern Song Dynasty He is known as one of the top ten musicians in ancient China.