Qinghai Yuexian
One of the local folk arts in Qinghai, also known as "Yuexian", "Yuediao", "Bei Diao", "Yue Diao", "Zuochang Meihu", etc. It was introduced from Shaanxi in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, so the names of its main tunes and the sentence patterns of its lyrics are basically the same as those of Shaanxi Meihu. It is popular in all parts of the Huangshui River Basin. There are more than 50 tunes and main tunes, and the accompanying instruments are sanxian, banhu, erhu, shuizi (pengling), bangzi, flute, etc. In the development of Yuexian in Qinghai, artists absorbed a large number of folk tunes and ancient songs, and enriched and transformed them from many aspects such as singing, dialogue, language, style, etc. After a long period of singing practice, they formed today's local music with unique local characteristics. Yuexian is good at expressing folk life stories, which is also one of the main reasons for the broad masses to sing. Its tunes are smooth and moving, and its expression is very rich. A Yuexian section is generally composed of "front fork", "front back work" (the main tunes are Wugeng, Xijing, Gangdiao, Jinsu, Mansu, Dongdiao, Jiandianhua, etc.), "back work", and "back fork", so it has a relatively strict rhythm, requiring the lyrics to rhyme. The lyrics are required to be popular, vivid, and colloquial. Common repertoires include "Xiaoguxian", "Feng Ye Zhandian", "Kecaigui", etc. The singing style of Yuexian is generally one person with multiple roles, and occasionally there are two or three people singing together, with a seated performance and the crowd listening. The section is composed of front fork, front back palace, other tunes (Wugeng, Xijing, Gangdiao, Jinsu, Mansu, Dongdiao, Jiandianhua, etc.), back palace, and back fork. It is rich in expression, both rigid and soft, and beautiful. Famous Yuexian artists include Li Deming, Xie Changde, Zhang Qishan, Chen Yude, Li Wangchun, etc. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)