Why are some Chinese folk songs called "minor"

minor, also known as "ditty", is the largest category of folk songs in China. Generally speaking, folk songs are "songs of Shan Ye". The minor is "Song of Lane". In addition to labor songs and folk songs, all kinds of ditties sung in daily life can be classified as minor. Unlike folk songs, minor songs are not only circulated among farmers in a certain area, but many minor songs are circulated among different ethnic groups all over the country, so the spread and development of minor songs reflect the mutual influence and connection between urban and rural music cultures. Among them, professional and semi-professional artists have an influence on the development of minor, and minor has been greatly improved in art through their processing and creation. The lyrics of minor are generally fixed, the tune is smooth, the rhythm is regular, and it is often accompanied by musical instruments. The theme of minor is very wide, which involves all aspects of social life, ranging from major political and social events to games and customs in daily life. Minor can be roughly divided into the following four categories: lyric songs, with social problems and daily life as the main content, such as Jasmine, Fengyang Flower Drum, Liuyang River, Osmanthus everywhere in August, and Happy Mountain. Among them, "Jasmine", as early as! "It spread to the west at the end of the century and was used by Italian composer Puccini in his opera Turandot. In October, 1979, "Jasmine" was one of the selected songs in the Asian music textbook edited by the Asian Cultural Center of UNESCO. Humorous songs, often with vivid narrative, are humorous and humorous, with lively and cheerful tunes, which express an optimistic and open-minded spirit, such as Running on a Dry Boat in northern Shaanxi and Selling Vegetables in Shanxi. Children's songs, with distinctive children's characteristics, are mostly related to games and spreading knowledge, and some are vivid and imaginative, such as Duihua in Shandong, Guessing Tune in Yunnan and Crab Song. Folk songs, which are performed in folk custom activities, are mostly used for weddings and funerals, such as "Wedding Song", "Wedding Song" and "Filial Piety Song".