Current status of research and development of mountain flowers in Ningxia

Ningxia flowers are popular in the northwest region. The flowers in Haiyuan County, Zhongwei City, Ningxia are very famous. Types: divided into two types: "whole flowers" and "loose flowers". "Whole flowers" are divided into long ones. Lord, "Scattered Flowers" are free-form and can be improvised. Features: Compared with Yinchuan Hua'er, Haiyuan Hua'er sings more high-pitched and passionately, sometimes loudly, sometimes euphemistically and delicately. It is one of the art forms loved by the Hui people. The full length of "Whole Flowers" tells you touching stories. The free scattering of flowers changes freely, showing the singer's versatility and wit from time to time. When the two of them sing duet, you finish singing and I will pick it up. You say one sentence and I take another. , wonderful dialogues one after another, often leaving the audience mesmerized. People who sing Hua'er are called "Man Hua'er" or "Man Boy". "Hua'er" Origin "Hua'er", also known as "Youth", is a folk song spread in Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Xinjiang Hui areas. It is actually a high-pitched folk song. In the duet "Hua'er", the man calls the woman "Hua'er" and the woman calls the man "Young Man". This kind of nickname for people gradually became the name of Hui folk songs, and is also collectively referred to as "Hua'er". The origin of "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" classification "Hua'er" is divided according to the singing area, and is further divided into "Qinghai Hua'er", "Hezhou Hua'er" and "Ningxia Hua'er". Its source originates from Hezhou (now Linxia, ??Gansu). "Hua'er" is rich in content, mostly love songs, and some also express the life of the Hui 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 in 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. In the Linxia area where the Hui people live together, for hundreds of years, people have gathered at a fixed time every year in the mountains with beautiful mountains and rivers to hold the traditional "Hua'er" party. The "Hua'er" party at Lotus Mountain held every year from the 1st to the 6th day of the sixth lunar month and the "Huaer" party at Songmingyan on April 28th of the lunar calendar have long been famous. At the turn of spring and summer, the trees are green and the mountain flowers are blooming. At that time, singers will gather together to sing and celebrate, and the event will be unprecedented. Hua'er has a wide range of popularity, with many tunes and genres. There are more than 30 kinds of tunes in Ningxia Hua'er. Taking Linxia as an example, there are Hezhou Hua'er and Lianhuashan Hua'er. The two factions are further divided into Beixiang Hua'er, Nanxiang Hua'er, Dongxiang Hua'er, Bao'an Hua'er, Salar Hua'er, etc. according to region. The basic format of Ningxia Hua'er is four sentences in each poem. The first two sentences are about Xing and the last two sentences are about the title. The single and double sentences have the same structure. Each single sentence has four pauses, but the last pause is only one word; the double sentences each have three There is a pause, and the last pause must be two words. Every year during the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, grand flower festivals are held in Gan, Qing, Ning and Xin, attracting flower lovers from all over.

There are nearly 10 large-scale Huaer Clubs in Ningxia, among which Lianhuashan Huaer Club and Songmingyan Huaer Club are the most famous. The development status is not very good, but there are many Ningxia rock bands that use flower elements, such as Suyang Band Buyi Band And Hao Feier