It reached its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. Dangtu folk songs are not only numerous in number, but also have various forms of expression due to the large regional differences in spread. Popular in Dangtu Dagongwei area are chants, cow songs, and dance tunes; popular in Bowang and Huyang areas are boat songs, fishing songs, and lantern songs; popular in the quarrying and Xinqiao areas along the river are Yangko and Duoling. Songs, door songs, etc. Dangtu folk songs not only reflect people's way of production and life, but also a carrier of aesthetic concepts, which have had a lot of influence on local culture. The content of the songs reflects a large number of production customs and living customs, showing the unique charm of local folk music and language art, as well as the unique narrative and lyrical style. Dangtu folk songs are created orally, sung orally, and passed down from word to mouth, which makes folk songs have a certain degree of appreciation and artistry. They are rare treasures of music and language art.

Dangtu folk songs originated and spread very early. According to records, folk songs were sung in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The broad masses of working people have created a large number of oral folk songs during their long-term production work and life, and they sing whatever songs they do in farm work. These folk songs have beautiful lyrics, rich content, rigorous and neat structure, light and lively rhythm, and are deeply loved by people for their clear, melodious and melodious style.

After liberation, Dangtu folk songs gradually flourished and prospered, reaching their peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Dangtu folk songs are not only numerous in number, but also in various forms. Dangtu folk songs are widely distributed. Due to large regional differences, the contents and forms of folk songs also vary between plains, polder areas, and hilly and mountainous areas. Popular in Dangtu Dagongwei area are chants, cow songs, and dance tunes; popular in Bowang, Huyang, and Xinshi areas are boat songs, fishermen's songs, and lantern songs; popular in Quarry, Hori, and Xinqiao along the river. There are Yangko, antiphonal songs, door songs, etc. in this area. Due to the different occasions, places and conditions for folk songs to be sung, the diversity of genres has resulted. Dangtu folk songs not only reflect people's production and lifestyle, but also reflect aesthetic concepts. They have also had many impacts on local culture. The content of the song reflects a large number of production customs and living customs, showing the unique charm of local folk music and language art, as well as the unique narrative and lyrical style.

There are many kinds of folk songs and tunes in Ma'anshan area. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the collection and arrangement of folk songs received great attention from many parties. Under the careful cultivation of literary and art workers, "Damai Song" became popular all over the country. Composers such as Shi Lemeng, Qu Xixian, and Gong Zhiwei successively visited Dangtu to collect folk songs and spoke highly of Dangtu folk songs.

Dangtu folk songs are the crystallization of the wisdom of the people of Dangtu. They are a typical representative of the cultural expressions of oral creation, oral singing and oral transmission by the working people. After artistic processing by cultural figures of all generations, they have become more unique. It has high historical value, cultural value and artistic value, and is a rare treasure of music and language art.