Rap.

Chengxiangpian belongs to the genre of democratic art music. Chengxiang is a long narrative song popular among people in the Zhou Dynasty, and is an ancient folk literary and artistic form. "Xiang" is a percussion instrument. There are two theories about its shape. One is that it is a pounded slipper, and the other is that it is a beater, which is played with the hand. "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" contains eleven volumes of "Chengxiang Zaci", which have been lost. Only "Xunzi·Chengxiang Pian" retains fragments. Chengxiang's tune is composed of six sentences in one chapter, with the sentence pattern of three, three, seven, four, four, three. The four and five sentences in the middle do not rhyme, while the rest have rhyme. Judging from the "Chengxiang Chapter", it should be 33747. It is the oldest form of folk music in China and is a ballad that combines narrative and lyricism.

The earliest rap music in China. Xunzi's "Chengxiang Pian". The musical form of "Chengxiang Pian" is based on folk rap and ballads, and is divided into three movements. "Xiang" is a percussion instrument developed from labor tools used for pounding rice or building embankments, and is used to beat and sing. "Chengxiang" was a rap and ballad form circulated among the people at that time, and later developed into a poetry form. The whole article has four sentences and one rhyme, and is read aloud according to a certain rhythm. There is no fixed tune, and its rhythm is similar to Allegro. Most of the works promote the way a king governs a country, with occasional historical stories and criticism of the reality at that time.

It is a very popular singing form among the people in the pre-Qin period. In "Xunzi Cheng Xiang Pian", the thinker Xun Kuang used this singing form to talk about the past and the present, promote his political opinions, and expose the rule. The stupidity of the people demands the implementation of enlightened politics.