Taishan Guangdong music is a type of folk music. The eight-tone troupes that are densely distributed in the urban and rural areas of Taishan serve as the predecessor and creation and performance carrier of the development of Taishan Guangdong music. They have experienced the gestation from ancient times to the Ming Dynasty. It has a long history of more than 300 years since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

According to reports, the original eight-tone classes mostly played Buddhist music and folk tunes, such as "Wannian Huan", "Fishermen's Music" and other tunes. These tunes were commonly known as Guangdong music; by the middle of the Qing Dynasty, , people are no longer satisfied with the activities of the eight-note troupe simply playing music, and have gradually moved towards the path of combining music performance and opera singing; after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Cantonese opera transitioned from singing in Mandarin to singing in vernacular, which greatly deepened the relationship between music played by the eight-note troupe and singing in vernacular. The development of the combination of singing and opera has gradually reached maturity, and a team of Guangdong music creation has quickly formed, creating a large number of Guangdong music, such as the brand tunes "Open the Door", "Chao Tianzi", the dubbing tune "Eight Immortals Congratulations on Birthday", etc. Hundreds of songs. These brands, Cantonese music and Cantonese ditties not only greatly enriched the performance content of the eight-note class, but also incorporated the singing of Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera, making the eight-note class's performances and singing melodious and deeply loved by the masses.