What is the structure of Hakka folk songs?

Hakkas are immigrants from the northern Han nationality and have a strong cultural tradition in the Central Plains. Therefore, Hakka folk songs have inherited the tradition of northern folk songs in form and structure. The structure of Hakka folk songs is mostly seven words and four sentences, with the first, second and fourth sentences rhyming.

Influenced by the Book of Songs, he makes good use of metaphor, metaphor, pun, contrast, imagination, exaggeration, imitation of heat and scenery. In form, there are love songs, ending folk songs, overlapping folk songs, boasting songs, guessing songs, and even cursing songs, crying songs, celebrating songs and strange songs.

Even in Hakka areas, folk songs, especially folk songs, have different styles in different areas. As far as folk songs are concerned, only Xingning folk songs have 14 tones and different singing methods.

Hakka folk songs contain the feelings and social life of Hakka people, and more importantly, they constantly promote the development of social and cultural life in this area.