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An old man in Jiangsu used ancient folk tunes to compose music for ancient poems. Why did he do it?
In fact, in ancient times, many ancient poems were sung by singing.

So, why is it called Song Ci Yuan Qu? It is because these poems we are studying at school are sung in a certain format in ancient times. Anyone who has studied nine-year compulsory education should know that there is a thing called Song Ci Yuan Qu. Epigraph name? And then what? The name of the song? Both of them often determine the certain format, long and short sentences and rhyme of this word or song, because in ancient times, the names of epigrams and qupai correspond to different singing methods and tones, and poets fill in the corresponding words and songs according to the names of epigrams and qupai so that they can sing with songs.

Singing is conducive to the promotion of works. For example, if you recite an article, you may find it boring, but if it is the lyrics you sing, you may be able to remember it after singing it several times. This is why China's ancient poems are catchy to read. An old man in Jiangsu created ancient poems with ancient folk tunes. It can be said that returning ancient poetry to the original mode of communication and singing may help students recite ancient poetry better and faster. For example, Song of Eternal Sorrow can be said to be a highlight of Bai Juyi's stay in the history of China literature. A netizen said that his grandfather used to be a pianist in the court, and he remembered some songs. He hoped that the musician could write a song according to the songs that his grandfather hummed and give the old man a wish. These songs often don't have all the scores now, but most of them are mantras and most of them are lost in the long river of history. Now, someone has written the Song of Eternal Sorrow according to the tunes remembered by the old people. If you are interested, you can search and listen. High school students may recite songs faster.

These songs can be said to be the traditional culture of China, but most of them have not been preserved. However, we can rewrite new tunes according to our current musical ability, such as Pipa, Tongquetai Fu and other works, and some musicians have rewritten new tunes.