Naxi people mainly live in Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, and the rest are distributed in Weixi, Zhongdian, Ninglang, Deqin, Yanbian, Yanyuan, Muli in Sichuan and Zhikang in Tibet. Naxi nationality was originally a branch of the ancient Qiang nationality in northwest China, and migrated to Lijiang in the 3rd century. As early as 1000 years ago, Naxi people created the precious cultural heritage of this nation-Dongba hieroglyphs and Dongba scriptures written in this language. Dongba hieroglyphics, called "Sen Gill" in Naxi language, have been praised as "Ancient Encyclopedia of Naxi Nationality" by Chinese and foreign scholars. 1957 designed the Latin alphabet.
Naxi folk songs belong to short folk songs. There are traditional ancient songs and improvised songs. According to the content, it can be divided into production songs, folk songs, folk songs, love songs, happy songs, bitter songs, wedding songs, elegies, hunting songs, pastoral songs, children's songs and so on. The earliest labor songs are "Hare Barnyard Grass" and "Hunting Song", which are mostly ancient songs in the period of gathering, hunting and nomadic. After entering the agriculture, there are "Goddess Washing Horse Song", "Twisting Thread Song", "Pasturing Cattle Folk Song" and "Raking Tian Ge". Planting yangko, etc. Scenery songs include "Jade Lake" and "Think twice about water". Custom songs include Song of Sacrificing Livestock and Song of Shouting Harvest. The ceremony songs include "Measure Rice Song", "Toast Song", "Wear Pants Song" and "Wear Skirts Song". Witch songs include "Evocation Song" and "Send Ghost Song"; Wedding songs include wedding songs, marriage proposal songs, wedding wish songs, wedding farewell songs, women's advice songs and happy songs. Funeral songs include funeral songs, gratitude songs and funeral songs. Naxi folk songs are often sung together with songs such as Guqi, How Are You Big, Li Ali and Oh Rere, while love songs are often sung together with the tune of Shiben.
Naxi ballads are mainly divided into two categories: traditional harmony and improvisation. The traditional key is also called major, and the Naxi language is called Benji or Benji. Naxi folk long poems all belong to traditional tunes. Impromptu tune, also called minor, has no fixed lyrics and is flexible and diverse, which reflects the broad social life of Naxi people from different angles. Naxi people have been used to expressing their feelings and expressing their good wishes with folk songs for generations, and their tone is generally low and sad, like crying, but the eastern region is more unrestrained and rough under the influence of Tibetan folk songs. During the revolutionary war years, there appeared impassioned folk songs praising the revolutionary army, such as "Complaining Song", "Anti-Three Essays Song" and "He Long Knocking on the Stone Drum". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there appeared a new folk song that sang the praises of the Chinese production party and the new socialist life.