Meixian folk songs and other musical activities have a long history. According to the unearthed chime bells in Yangjia Village, it has a history of at least 6,000 years. With the continuous development of society, a unique Meixian folk song style has gradually formed. Its forms mainly include labor songs, folk songs, minor tunes, filial songs, religious songs, etc. Labor songs are divided into tamping songs, rowing songs and folk song songs. Tamping songs are mostly popular in the south of the Wei River and the north of the Qinling Mountains; rowing songs are popular in the Wei River Basin. Its characteristics are that one person leads the crowd, the words change arbitrarily according to the different forms and contents of labor, the sentence patterns are uniform, the rhythm is sonorous, and it has the function of unifying the pace and encouraging. Folk song songs are divided into large and small. The large song is sung with function words, and the small song is sung with a small amount of lyrics. The two are only sung during the break between labor. Typical ones are the "Pig Pulling Songs" in Jigusi Village, Qi Town and Shapo Village, Yingtou. The lyrics of folk songs are mostly improvised. Different words can be filled in the same tune at will. Generally, seven words form a sentence and four sentences form a paragraph. The content is very wide. There are soloists and one person leading the group. The songs are sung in dialect, with a strong earthy flavor. The singing is often accompanied by empty words. The tunes are melodious, the tail sound is long, the feelings are sincere and interesting. "Jiudaochang" and "Burning Foreign Cigarettes" sung in Hengqu, Yingtou and other places are its representative works. The minor tunes are widely circulated in this county. There are "Embroidering Purses" and "Selling Dumplings" popular throughout the country, "Lan Yulian Carrying Water" and "Raising Oats" popular in the province, and "Jade Song" popular in the local area. Its content is very wide, some express real life, some expose the miserable situation of people being oppressed, bullied and exploited in the old society, some reflect the people's revolutionary struggle, some teach various knowledge of production labor and daily life, and some express festival games and folk customs. The melody is beautiful and smooth, the rhythm is clear, the lyrics and melody are relatively fixed, and it is suitable for repeated singing. Filial piety songs are a kind of funeral and sacrificial songs introduced from Shangzhou to this county in the middle of the Republic of China. They are popular in Hengqu Xiangquan, Xiaofayi Heiyu, Yangcangbao, Jinqu Nianjiazhuang and other places. All performances start with singing the road-opening song and end with the return to life song, starting from dusk to the next morning. The singing is accompanied by gongs and drums. Its musical characteristics are that it does not beat when singing, and does not sing when beating. It is weakly beaten when singing, with free rhythm and generous movements. The reserved repertoires include "Twenty-Four Filial Piety", "Twelve Months Flowers", "Song of Persuading Good Deeds", "Ten Cups of Wine", "Ten Pillars of Incense", "Five-Earning Birds", "Opening the Gate of Wealth" and so on. Religious songs are songs sung during religious activities. Taoism, Buddhism, Catholicism and Christianity in this county all have their own religious songs. Catholicism is the most popular. Changxing Guohe Church organizes a choir and is equipped with a full set of Western musical instruments for accompaniment. It is quite loud. Such songs are generally only sung within the church. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)