What are Hui flowers?

Hui Hua'er Hui nationality Hua'er, commonly known as Shanqu'er, was first spread in Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai. "Hua'er" originated in the Ming Dynasty, and there are different opinions about its origin. Some people say that it is a special folk song formed under the influence of Mongolian and Tibetan folk songs; some think that it evolved from the homesickness song of the Hui people who moved from other places; others think that it originated from the people who moved from Nanjing to Taozhou in the early Ming Dynasty. Immigrants often use flowers as a folk song. In short, "Hua'er" has become a major art form sung by the Hui people since modern times. "Hua'er" is divided into "Qinghai Hua'er", "Hezhou Hua'er" and "Ningxia Hua'er" according to the singing area. Its source originated from Hezhou (now Linxia, ??Gansu). "Hua'er" is rich in content, most of which praise love and loyalty, punish evil and promote good, and reflect the suffering of the people. Usually there are four or six sentences, and the lyrics are often improvised, very colloquial, and do not avoid slang and vulgar words. The outstanding feature of "Hua'er" is that it uses vivid and vivid metaphors to form sentences, with beautiful words and rigorous rhythm. There are more than 100 main tunes of its music, and the melody, rhythm and singing style all have unique styles. Since "Hua'er" was first produced in the mountains and fields, singers sang freely and loudly in the open and beautiful environment, so its tunes are often high-pitched, unrestrained, rough and melodious, expressing the Hui people's pursuit of a happy life and pure love. and desire. The Hui people like to sing the high-pitched, melodious and beautiful folk song "Hua'er". When you come to the Liupan Mountain area, Tongxin, and Yanchi areas, whether you are on the sheep intestine trail winding the mountain, on the hillside where you are shepherding, in the wheat fields where weeds are being pulled, on the threshing floor, or on the back of the donkey taking your daughter-in-law back to her parents' home. From time to time, on the kang in the farmyard, you can hear the singing of flowers, whether male or female, double or single, collared or combined. Ningxia flowers are also called "mountain flowers", "dried flowers" and "local flowers". Huaer has a flexible form and beautiful melody. It does not require musical accompaniment and can be sung impromptu. You can put your hands behind your ears and open your mouth to sing. You can sing whatever you want. The content is very wide. People sing about labor, life, hometown, love, and the future... There are two songs of Huaer singing: "Flowers are the words in my heart. If you don't sing, you can't do it. If you use a knife to cut off your head, you will still sing this way." Man Hua'er can't sleep. "Man Hua'er has become an indispensable part of the life, labor and entertainment of Hui men, women and children.