Artistic Features And Practical Research Of Shanxi Folk Songs

Shanxi Province, an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, has profound historical culture accumulation. There are many widespread and diverse subjects of excellent folk songs in Shanxi, which is called "the hometown of folk songs". Zuoquan folk songs, representative of Shanxi folk songs, have more unique and charming features. By discussing, analyzing Shanxi and Zuoquan folk songs, and exploring singing techniques of them, this article aims to enable the readers to know and understand more clearly about the songs. At last, after analyzing the current development of Shanxi folk songs and even the national traditional music, a number of measures and recommendations are proposed to preserve and help to develop the nation traditional folk music.