Yongxiu Wucheng Raftworkers' Songs (Second Batch Provincial Level) Wucheng Raftworkers' Songs are produced in the whole process of tying and releasing rafts, and are directly combined with production labor. It is a kind of vocal music from primitive. Different labors have songs with different rhythms. Generally speaking, they can be divided into tying rafts, fishing rafts, overturning beams, carrying rafts, pulling rafts, transmitting cables, and winches according to the process. The song of tying rafts: It is the song of the raftworkers tying the wood into the bottom raft, which is also the lyrics of the first process of the raft. The song of fishing rafts: Several raftworkers use the cymbals to sink the wood floating on the water surface first, and then use the buoyancy of the wood, led by one person and sung by the others, and work together to quickly hook the wood onto the bottom raft. The song of overturning beams: It is the raftworkers who use cables to tie the crossbeams tightly at the head, middle and tail of the raft and sing together. The purpose is to prevent the raft from being washed away when passing through rapids and dangerous shoals. Rafting call: When the raft runs aground, the raft workers jump into the water and each of them puts a piece of wood as thick as a bowl into the bottom of the raft, or carries it on their shoulders or pries it with their arms. This call is deep and rich, and it makes people feel depressed and sad. Winch call: It is sung by the raft workers when they shake the winch to raise the anchor before releasing the raft. A series of physical work such as carrying the raft, fishing the raft, passing the cable, and the winch requires division of labor and cooperation, and requires everyone to think in the same direction and work in the same direction. This kind of labor call is mainly used to unify command, coordinate actions, and boost morale. There are many forms of singing calls, with one person leading and many people singing. The opening sentence is high-pitched and passionate, and the harmony is tacit, low, and powerful, with a strong breath of life. The rhythm is sonorous, the tone is rough, and the momentum is heroic. The lyrics have two-character, five-character, and seven-character sentences, with contrasting sentences and freer individual singing. They are all related to the strength of labor and the speed of movement. Most of the row workers' songs have a strong sense of life. The rhythm is sonorous, the tone is rough, and the momentum is heroic. The lyrics have two-character, five-character, and seven-character sentences, with interspersed sentences connecting and expanding. The characteristics of the melody are generally less material, and the structure often uses a single musical section or phrase to be repeated many times. The sentence length is short, concise and bright, and most of them use a basic unified rhythm pattern throughout the front and back. Wucheng row workers' songs are a shining pearl in the ocean of Jiangxi folk music and have unique academic value. In 1951, Jiangxi People's Broadcasting Station sent music experts to Wucheng to collect folk songs, collect and organize row workers' songs, and make them into special music programs for broadcast throughout the province. In 1958, the Eighth National Congress of the Party was held in Lushan, and Wucheng row workers' songs participated in the opening ceremony of the art performance. In 1964, Yongxiu Wucheng Paigong Haozi participated in the provincial reclamation system art performance. In 1980, Wucheng Paigong Haozi was included in the "Collection of Chinese Folk Songs". In 1989, Shanghai held a cultural performance in the Yangtze River Basin, and the Wucheng Paigong Haozi sung by Yongxiu Chu Xiaojun won the applause of the audience. "Talking about Wucheng", compiled by Cai Hengmao, vice president of the China Business Culture Research Institute and member of the Jiangxi Writers Association, and published by China Culture and Art Publishing House, has a chapter on "Specialties" in the chapter "Wucheng Paigong Haozi". In June 2010, the project was included in the third batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage list.