Xiushan folk songs are folk songs of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County. Folk songs are related to the lives of people of all ethnic groups in Xiushan. People pass on knowledge, express love, tell sorrow, pray for a good harvest, good luck and happiness through compiling folk songs. At the same time, they also express their feelings, sing praises of life and record history through folk songs. The musical texture and singing form, rhythm and beat, mode scale, tone, song structure, lyrics and music structure, lining words and lining tunes of Xiushan folk songs all have their own characteristics. Xiushan folk songs are one of the most representative ethnic folk arts in Xiushan area. On June 7, 2008, the "Xiushan folk songs" declared by Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing were approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Heritage serial number 583-84. The source of Xiushan folk songs can be traced back to the Bayu dance in ancient times, which is longer than the history of Xiushan lanterns. It originated in ancient times, flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties, and continued in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. With the migration of the Han nationality, it merged with the local indigenous ethnic groups and promoted the development of Xiushan folk songs. Xiushan's excellent folk songs "Boxwood Shoulder Pole" and "A Handful of Rapeseeds" are well-known in China. Xiushan folk songs are connected with the lives of people of all ethnic groups in Xiushan. They impart knowledge, express love, tell their hearts, pray for a good harvest, good luck and happiness through compiling folk songs. At the same time, they also use folk songs to express their emotions, beautify life and record history. Mountain folk songs include four categories: labor songs, mountain songs, folk songs and life songs. Labor songs represented by weeding songs, boatman's songs, stonemason's songs and farming songs include "A Handful of Rapeseeds" and "Rowing Tune"; mountain songs represented by antiphonal songs, pan songs and love songs include "Cowpea Forest" and "Embroidered Purse"; folk songs represented by filial piety songs and wedding songs include.