Historical records of salty water songs

Salty water songs are the oral culture sung by Tujia people. Qu Wengshan, a poet in A Qing, recorded in Poems of Cantonese New Words: "Yi people also love singing, and the two boats are in harmony on their wedding night. If a man wins a song, he will lead a woman to cross the boat. " It can be seen that salty water songs were very popular as early as the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. In the past, people who lived in Fujia came to the alluvial plain along the Pearl River Estuary and scattered in Zhongshan, Doumen and Shunde. They mainly grow crops, sugar cane, bananas and fish, as well as mulberry trees, sericulture and fishing. People call them "family members" and speak family dialects. While developing beautiful homeland, they also created splendid culture and rich folk songs. Tanzhou is the center where salt and fresh water meet, and it is also a good place to settle down. Therefore, Zhongshan Xianshui Song, Tanzhou, has the longest history and the widest spread, and still retains the traditional singing method.