Abstract: The Xiqu Song represents the crowning achievement of Jingchu folk songs in Southern Dynasty.The main endemic regions are Jingzhou,Zhongxiang,Xiangfan(Hubei Province) and Deng County(He'nan Province).Xiqu Song is popularized in almost every family because of the novel form and its mildly sweet tunes.On the one hand Jingchu folk songs are good at expressing feeling,on the other hand there are another four reasons for the prosperity of Xiqu Song: First,the interests of the rulers provide a political and cultural platform;second,to seek changes in literary guides the aesthetic orientation;the third is the unique geographical environment of Jianghan Plain;Fourth,the business prosperity has led to the recreational culture.The paper can help with understanding of Xiqu Songs' position in the history of Chinese literature,as well as the evolution and the development of Jingchu folk songs.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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