In the movie and TV dramas, we can often see the folk songs sung by men and women of ethnic minorities, as well as the scenes of the mountain people singing songs on the top of the mountain when they send off their children. The song is a form of folk song that has been passed down in the northwestern part of China.
In northern Shaanxi it is called Xintianyou and Shuntianyou, while in Shanxi it is called Shanqu, and in Inner Mongolia it is called Climbing Mountain Tunes. One of the characteristics of Xintianyou is that its lyrics are seven-character grid two-two-three style as the basic sentence form, and the upper and lower sentences change the style. This song form expresses the spirit, thoughts as well as feelings of the people in northern Shaanxi, and is the most direct expression of the local people's life.
What are the characteristics of the Reliant Journey?
Because Xin Tian You is designed to express the inner feelings of the local people in their daily lives, most of the songs are improvised and spontaneous, so Xin Tian You uses spoken language in most cases. The feelings expressed in the simple and plain language are real and direct, always surprising, but also highly contagious.
And the content of Noboribetsu is also very rich, expressing both happiness and sorrow, and even the desire for the future life. The local people used to stand on the hillside and at a distance and sing loudly, so they often stretched their voices to a long length, creating a free and loose rhythm between high and low, which could also be heard by the other side.
What were the circumstances that gave rise to Nobutatsu?
There are many situations in which local people start singing mountain songs without realizing it. For example, labor is something the local people do every day, and they love labor and sing about it.
When they labor they will start to sing, and most of the songs are about the way they labor as well as the content, which expresses their love for labor through singing. Secondly, love is the internal thing that people sing about, when people fall in love they may confess their love to the person they like by singing and pouring out their heart.