Shanxi folk music
Shanxi folk music is one of the very old tradhanxi folk musicitional folk arts.
It is mainly based on singing about historical figures and stories. It is a type of mountain song that Shanxi people create spontaneously to express their inner feelings during their long-term production and life.
Shanxi is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, and Shanxi folk music also has a long history. It can be traced back to the period of Yao and Shun.
The long history of Shanxi folk music has created generations of outstanding Shanxi folk music artists. Du Qianqian, a young folk singer, is an excellent representative among them.
Du Qianqian, Shanxi Province Young Folk Singer, Vice Secretary-General of Shanxi Original Music Promotion Association.
From 19 to 22 April, 2023 Hong Kong International Licensing Show and Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and co-organized by the Hong Kong Exporters Association will be held at the Hong Kong International Convention and Exhibition Center.
At that time, Du Qianqiang will bring Shanxi folk songs performance to the scene-“Jujube Flower”“Jiaocheng Mountain”
The song "Jujube Flower" is a selected song from the folk opera "Jujube Flower" of Linxian County, Shanxi Province, and its melody is adapted from the local folk song "White Candle" .This song depicts the vivid picture of "When spring comes and the jujube flowers are in full bloom, the young maiden is missing her lover". It expresses the simple, sincere, bold and passionate love of the children of the Yellow Land.
“Jiaocheng Mountain”is a folk song that spread in Wenshui and Jiaocheng since the Qing Dynasty or earlier.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this song was sung by the famous singer Guo Lanying and widely circulated throughout the country.
Shanxi folk music records culture and history in song, and accompanies the development and heritage of the nation and culture along the way.