What are the characteristics of Mongolian songs?

Mongolian folk songs have both stylistic unity and regional color diversity. After a long history, five regional style color areas have been roughly formed in Inner Mongolia: Hulunbeier style area, Horqin style area, Xilingol style area, Ordos style area and Alashan style area.

By and large, the Hulunbeier folk songs are more colorful and heavily decorated; the Horqin folk songs are calm and fluent, with deep and profound melody; the Xilingol folk songs are cool and simple; the Ordos folk songs are lively and lively, with big ups and downs; and the Alashan folk songs are calm and enduring. There is both overlapping and occasional interlacing of musical styles between the various style areas.

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Development of Mongolian Songs

Since ancient times, Mongolians have been known for their ability to sing and dance. As a great hardworking and courageous nation, they have not only created their own history, but also a splendid steppe culture. Mongolian folk songs play a very important role in the colorful grassland culture. Folk songs are not only the basis of Mongolian music and art, but also an important part of the whole Mongolian culture.

Mongolian folk songs are one of the most colorful art flowers blooming on the grassland. Mongolian folk songs reflect life profoundly and extensively, have unique and distinctive features, and are extremely perfect in artistry, and are loved by the Mongolian people. Mongolian folk songs have beautiful tunes and stretching rhythms, and are simple, generous, deep and inner in the way they express their emotions, with strong lyricism and rich national style.

The region where the Mongolian people live is rich in folk music. Especially Mongolian folk songs, the number and variety of which is even more amazing, folk songs in the various stages of the development of Mongolian society, the majority of Mongolian laborers have created different genres of folk songs.

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