Is Mongolian Humai a Heritage?

Mongolian Humai is indeed an intangible cultural heritage.

Mongolian Humai is an ancient singing method created by Mongolian people in their long-term nomadic labor, which is mainly popular in China, Mongolia, Tuva, Russian and other countries and regions. Humai's timbre is natural and simple, with a strong grassland flavor, which is one of the important ways for Mongolian people to express their feelings and repose their spirit.

On May 20th, 2006, Mongolian Humai was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. On June 65438+1 October1day, 2009, Chinese Mongolian Humai was successfully selected into the world intangible cultural heritage list.

The inheritance and development of Mongolian Humai has been highly valued by many countries and regions, including China, Mongolia and Russia. These countries and regions have taken various measures to protect and inherit this unique cultural heritage, such as organizing competitions, training and performances, and promoting Humai in the education system.

The historical origin of Mongolian Humai;

According to textual research, the history of Humai can be traced back to the Xiongnu period, that is, Humai had already existed in the Xiongnu period. The ancestors of the Mongolian plateau piously imitated nature in hunting and nomadism. They believe that this is an important way to communicate with nature and the universe effectively and live in harmony, thus developing some potential of human vocal organs. A person can make a "harmonious" sound when imitating the sounds of waterfalls, mountains, forests and animals, which is the embryonic form of human beings.

Mongolians have a strange saying about the appearance of Humai: When the ancient ancestors moved in the deep mountains, they saw the tributaries of rivers bifurcate, waterfalls fall, and folk songs echoed with valleys for dozens of miles, which made people moved and heard, so they imitated and produced Humai. As far as its musical style is concerned, Humai is mainly short-tune music, but also sings some short-tune songs, and there are not many such tracks. Judging from the legend of Humai and the theme of music, the singing form of "throat sound" is the product of hunting culture in Mongolian mountainous areas.