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What are the melody characteristics of Yunnan folk songs?

The melodic features of Yunnan folk songs are: Yunnan Han folk songs have unique styles and beautiful melodies, which have great influence in China, such as "Beating Mountains", "Catching Horses", "Small Rivers Dripping Water", "Midu Folk Songs" and "Big Rivers Rising Water and Sand Waves". The melody forms of Yi folk songs in different regions and branches are also different. The common melodies of Yi folk songs are slow-moving, jumping and combination. In most parts of Yunnan, the melody is slowly advancing, such as shyness, and the songs are gradually beautiful and moist. In Kunming and other places, the outstanding performance is jumping music, such as guessing tune, which is composed of La, Do, Re and Sol, with cheerful rhythm and soft melody. At the same time, this song is also an obvious combination of progressive and jumping.