This musical expression mainly includes the piano concerto "Yellow River" and "Defend the Yellow River".

"Yellow River Cantata" is Xian Xinghai's most important and influential masterpiece. It was selected as one of the ten songs that influenced Chinese history. In the creation, these musical works used Western classical piano The concerto's expressive technique, while incorporating traditional Chinese folk music elements such as boatman's chants, not only aroused strong repercussions in the country at that time, but also became one of the most influential Chinese concertos in the history of world music.