Ziyang folk song

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Ziyang folk songs

Applicant: Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province

Item No.: 49

Project No.: Ⅱ - 18

Time of publication: 2006 (the first batch)

Category: Traditional Music

Region: Shaanxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province

Protection unit: Ziyang County Cultural Center

About Ziyang folk songs:

Applicant: Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province

Ziyang folk song is a kind of folk song with strong southern Shaanxi local color, which is popular in Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province. Ziyang, located in the middle of Southern Shaanxi, is named after Zhang boduan, the immortal Ziyang, the founder of Southern Taoism. The 25 ballads of "Zhounan" and "Zhaonan" in the book of songs, the earliest poetry collection in ancient China, spread mainly in the upper reaches of the Han River, including Ziyang. In the process of dynasty change, Ziyang folk songs gradually became mature with the formation and development of people's various living customs, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Ziyang is rich in folk songs. The total number of songs found has reached 5028, and 828 songs have been compiled and printed. The genres include chants, folk songs and minor tunes, including social fire songs, folk songs, religious songs, songs and other songs. Ziyang County is named "the hometown of folk songs" by the Ministry of culture for its profound accumulation and wide spread singing.

Ziyang folk songs have been popular for a long time. Their lyrics are ingenious, humorous and of high literary value. Their dialects are similar to Sichuan and Chu, with unique charm. Their melodies are graceful and graceful, and their high pitched singing is of unique value. The inheritance of Ziyang folk songs directly depends on a variety of folk activities, reflecting the rich content of folk culture. The representative repertoire of Ziyang folk songs include "Lang is singing folk songs at the opposite door", "singing folk songs", "washing clothes", "Nanshan bamboo" and so on. Ziyang folk songs play an important role in enriching the treasure house of Chinese national music and promoting Chinese national music culture.