Pudong folk songs are popular in Pudong, Shanghai. They are mainly composed of Dongxiang folk songs and various related minor songs. From the ancient Hanhaitang and Qingongtang in the Tang Dynasty to the current Hangtou, Xinchang, Huinan, Laogang and Luchaogang, it has become the circulation area of labor songs such as "Tangzhu Haozi" and "Salt People's Folk Songs"; the former salt government Xiasha, Xinchang and the old county town Nanhui, Chuansha and the streets and towns with concentrated populations have become the "minor tune" dissemination areas; the vast farming areas such as Lao Zhangjiang have become the inheritance areas of "small folk songs" such as "Pedaling Folk Songs" and "Planting Rice Folk Songs"; the coastal areas near Laogang and Shuyuan have become the relic areas of custom songs such as crying for marriage and mourning due to the long-distance radiation of urban culture. Dongxiang folk songs represented by Pudong folk songs are one of the unique Shanghai folk songs in Shanghai and an important part of the Wu song dissemination area. Pudong folk songs are a carrier for the cultural entertainment, voice of the working people and enthusiasm. Its music is based on the pentatonic scale, mostly in the Shang mode and the Zheng mode, as well as the "Gong, Jiao, Yu" mode with high and low melodies. Its basic form is a short structure with two sentences, and some are four-sentence folk songs with a transition. Among them, Dongxiang folk songs evolved into the main basic tunes of Shanghai local opera, Shanghai Opera, "Nightly Tour" and "Purple Bamboo Tune" became the main minor tunes of Shanghai Opera; "Flower Name Tune" and "Duihua Tune" developed into the main basic tunes of Shanghai Quyi Gonggushu and Pudong Storytelling; life folk songs and love folk songs in various periods have become people's spiritual sustenance in their pursuit of light. Pudong folk songs show important cultural value, historical value and social value.