In which area is Xintianyou a folk song?

Xintianyou is a folk song in northwest China.

Xintianyou is a folk song that spreads in the northwest of China. It is a masterpiece carved on the northwest loess plateau with an old hammer, and it is a wonderful flower between the Yellow River in Huang Po. Its lyrics are variations of the upper and lower sentences based on the seven-character style of 223, which is famous for its romantic metaphor and is a folk song in northern Shaanxi.

In northern Shaanxi, it is called "Xintianyou", also known as "Shuntianyou" and "Xiaoqu", in Shaanxi it is called "Qu Shan" and in Inner Mongolia it is called "Mountain Climbing Tune". The form is free and flexible, every two sentences are a section, which rhymes. Some sections express one meaning, and some sections form a part to express more complex meanings. The tone is free, simple and easy to sing, and each paragraph often turns to rhyme, and words are used for comparison and interlining.

Reflect life

Folk songs in northern Shaanxi are the crystallization of the spirit, thoughts and feelings of local working people in northern Shaanxi in past dynasties. They are the closest companions of the people in northern Shaanxi and the most direct reflection of their lives. Northern Shaanxi is a place where folk songs gather. There are many kinds of folk songs, which are commonly called "folk songs" or "sour songs" locally. There are mainly more than twenty kinds of Xintianyou, minor, wine song and Yulin ditty, among which Xintianyou is the most distinctive and representative.

The singing place of Xintianyou is a vast yellow plateau, where ravines are criss-crossed, ups and downs, vast and magnificent, hidden, sad and solemn, resolute and full of frustration and helplessness. For thousands of years, it has imperceptibly influenced the living customs of people in northern Shaanxi with its own personality, shaped the plateau culture with distinctive personality, and shaped a desolate, grand and gloomy trip to the sky.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xintianyou