"Yimeng Mountain Minor" was born in Feixian County.

"Yimeng Mountain Minor" is a classic folk song from Shandong Province, which belongs to the minor tune. It was born in Baishiwu Village, Xuezhuang Town, Feixian County, at the foot of Wanghai Tower in Yimengshan Mountain, Linyi, Shandong Province. Its predecessor was "Opposition to the Yellow Sand Society" collected and created in 1940 by Li Lin and Ruan Ruoshan, members of the Anti-Japanese University Art Troupe stationed in Yimengshan District.

"Yimeng Mountain Minor" originated from the Huagu tune in the Yimeng Mountain area. In the autumn of 1953, the notation was revised and the anti-Japanese theme in the original lyrics was changed to a theme of praising hometown. Two more lyrics were added later. , named "Yimeng Mountain Minor", and the official version of Yimeng Mountain Minor was born. "Yimeng Mountain Minor" and "Jasmine" are recognized by UNESCO as China's two most representative folk songs and are famous at home and abroad. The beautiful scenery of Yimeng has gradually penetrated into people's hearts and become the theme image of Yimeng land.

Development History

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, revolutionary literary and artistic warriors from the Bohai area finalized the score and finalized the lyrics and lyrics of "Yimeng Mountain Minor". The Bohai revolutionary literary and art warriors, represented by the Bohai People's Art Troupe and the Bohai Navy Political and Art Troupe, went deep into the masses and conducted an extensive collection of Bohai folk music including folk songs, folk operas and folk instrumental music, including the predecessor of Yimengshan minor in There are many folk tunes in it.

In the autumn of 1953, it was discussed that soprano Wang Yinxuan, who was famous for singing folk songs as early as when she was in the Bohai Navy Political and Art Troupe, should add a song with a strong folk song flavor. They screened the folk songs they had collected and finally selected a Shandong folk song. I think it has a beautiful melody and a lively rhythm, but the lyrics are not complete, with only two paragraphs, giving people the feeling that it has a beginning but no end. So Li Ruiyun, Li Guangzong, and Wang Yinquan re-noted the score and wrote two more lyrics on the basis of the two existing lyrics.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - "Yimeng Mountain Minor"