Youyang Ancient Songs are the words chanted or sung by Wu Nuo masters in activities such as ancestor worship, praying for a good harvest, exorcising evil spirits and fulfilling vows. They are spread in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County of Chongqing, which is located at the junction of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou. They are the product of the continuation and evolution of the ancient culture of the south in the Wuling Mountain area. The words chanted or sung by Wu Nuo masters in activities such as ancestor worship, praying for a good harvest and exorcising evil spirits and fulfilling vows are spread in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County. The source can be traced back to the witch songs of ancient times. They are the summary of natural and social knowledge accumulated by the working people over a long period of time. On May 23, 2011, the "Youyang Ancient Songs" applied by Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County of Chongqing were approved by the State Council as the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Historical Origin "Youyang Ancient Song" (i.e. Wu Nuo Poetry) belongs to the category of Wu culture. It is now mainly circulated in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County of Chongqing, which is located at the junction of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou. It is the product of the continuation and evolution of the ancient southern culture in the Wuling Mountain area. It is the text chanted or sung by Tujia Wu Nuo masters (Tima) in ritual activities such as ancestor worship, praying for a good harvest, and exorcising evil spirits. The style is bizarre and has a history of about 6,000 years. Its source can be traced back to the witch songs of ancient times. It is a collection of natural knowledge and social knowledge accumulated by the working people for a long time. The text chanted or sung by Wu Nuo masters in ritual activities such as ancestor worship, praying for a good harvest, and exorcising evil spirits and fulfilling vows is circulated in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County. Its source can be traced back to the witch songs of ancient times. It is a collection of natural knowledge and social knowledge accumulated by the working people for a long time. Youyang ancient songs have free forms with two-line rhyme endings and rhythmic forms with two-line rhyme endings in one section and four-line rhyme endings, mostly in four-word and seven-word sentences, interspersed and connected, with two singing styles of Gaoqiang and Pingqiang. The main content is the words chanted or sung by Wu Nuo masters in ancestor worship, praying for good harvests and exorcising evil spirits and fulfilling vows. It is circulated in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County. The source can be traced back to the witch songs in ancient times. It is a collection of natural and social knowledge accumulated by the working people over a long period of time. Youyang ancient songs have free forms with two-line rhyme endings and rhythmic forms with two-line rhyme endings in one section and four-line rhyme endings, mostly in four-word and seven-word sentences, interspersed and connected, with two singing styles of Gaoqiang and Pingqiang. Youyang ancient songs have free forms with two-line rhyme endings and rhythmic forms with two-line rhyme endings in one section and four-line rhyme endings, mostly in four-word and seven-word sentences, interspersed and connected. There are two singing styles of Gaoqiang and Pingqiang, which are quite charming. The content of the chanting depends on the nature of the ceremony. It mainly includes chapters such as dancing and inviting teachers, building bridges, summoning souls, hiding, falling into the underworld, building family first money, playing protection talismans, sending Maoshan, and sending gods. It is passed down orally, with fixed words and less improvisation. Youyang ancient songs can be divided into gods and life. Its representative works include: hymns "Dongyue Qitian is the King of Qi", folk poems "Hiding in the Shadow", and magic poems "Four Seasons of the Year". Inheritance status Youyang ancient songs carry ancient myths and are first-hand and valuable materials for studying the customs and folkways of the Chinese nation and the development of literature and art. With the changes in society and the innovation of public concepts, folk ritual activities have gradually decreased, and there are few Timas engaged in this profession. Youyang ancient songs are on the verge of extinction and urgently need to be rescued and protected. The State Council announced the three national intangible cultural heritage protection lists of "Youyang Hand-waving Dance", "Youyang Folk Songs" and "Youyang Ancient Songs". All the graphic and video materials were successfully applied for by the cultural center to the county, city and the State Council step by step. However, the application funds for each project are pitifully small (20,000 yuan, not enough to make a standard application video). At present, it still owes 45,000 yuan for the application materials of "Youyang Ancient Songs", which needs to be solved by the county government. Chongqing currently has 39 national intangible cultural heritage protection lists, ranking second among the 40 districts and counties. Inheritance significance Youyang ancient songs have always been passed down orally, with fixed words and less improvisation. They have preserved a lot of original information and artistic factors, and are an ancient and magnificent folk literature treasure house. After being rated as the third batch of national "intangible cultural heritage", they will be protected and play a role in promoting the dissemination of regional culture and traditional culture. On May 18, 2010, the Ministry of Culture of China announced the list of recommended projects for the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists (newly selected projects). The "Youyang Ancient Songs" submitted by Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County of Chongqing was selected and included in the intangible cultural heritage category of folk literature projects.