Fubao is located in the southeast of Hejiang County, Sichuan Province, at the junction of southern Sichuan, northern Guizhou and western Chongqing. It is connected to Hejiang County in the north, Jiangjin, Chongqing in the east, and Xishui, Guizhou in the southwest. It is known as the "primitive forest and Yelang Ancient Road". It is now a national forest park and an AAA tourist area. The Fubao Ancient Town in the area is one of the "Top Ten Ancient Towns" in Sichuan and is known as the "Classic of Chinese Mountain Village Folk Houses"; the Fubao Rock Dwelling Tribe on the outskirts of the town is known as the "Origin of Human Life" and the "Historical Refrigerator of Ba Culture". The area is a place where mountains and rivers meet, clear and ethereal, with the primitiveness of the landscape, the simplicity of folk customs, and the thickness of historical culture. "Fubao Gaoqiang Mountain Song" is an ancient and unique original ecological mountain song that was produced, circulated and spread to the southern Sichuan, northern Guizhou and western Chongqing areas in Fubao. Fubao is located at the junction of southern Sichuan, northern Guizhou and western Chongqing. In the long process of historical evolution, it has integrated Bashu culture, Yelang culture and Central Plains culture to form a unique mountain culture. Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are mainly composed of seven-character verses, using the techniques of Fu, Bi, and Xing, and the most common techniques are Bi, and a large number of entering tone characters are retained. The supporting words often use a series of function words, most of which are open-voiced. There are long-tune high-pitched and short-tune high-pitched folk songs. The modes are mostly the Zheng mode and Jiao mode of the Han pentatonic mode. Long-tune high-pitched folk songs are mostly single-two-part forms, while short-tune high-pitched folk songs are one-part forms. There are many folk song tunes and a wide range of content. The singing is high-pitched and rough, with great appeal and strong penetration. It is called "the sound of the mountain, the sound of the water, the rhyme of things, and the spirit of people". Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs have accompanied the evolution of time and space in history, giving birth to many singing events, customs, rituals, and rules, forming a rich and unique Fubao Gaoqiang folk song culture. Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs originated from the labor of the ancestors such as farming, fishing, hunting, and logging. A rock painting of "Fishing and Farming" on the Eastern Han Dynasty cliff tomb in Gaocun, Fubao shows that Fubao folk songs were already quite developed in the Han Dynasty. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a large number of "Huguang" people moved to Fubao and integrated the folk songs of the Central Plains into Fubao folk songs, enriching the form and content of Fubao folk songs. By the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Fubao folk songs had developed from singing on the ground to singing competitions on the stage, becoming an important social and cultural form. In the long historical development process, Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs have formed a rich tune pattern, vividly expressing people's lives, labor, inner world and regional customs. Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are divided into long tunes and short tunes. Long tunes are high-pitched and lingering, while short tunes are clear and smooth. Long tunes are single two-part forms, the first part is presented and developed by two lines of lyrics and two phrases, and the second part is supplemented and developed by phrases composed of supporting words; short tunes are one-part forms, consisting of four-sentence music sections with a beginning, development, transition and conclusion. The tunes of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are rich and varied. Some express characters, such as Guwang Tune, Yaogu Tune, and Liulangmei; some express characters' moods, such as Shanlehun, Luanjima, and Baiqu; some express characters' interests and musical instruments, such as Suona Tune and Daluo Tune; some express animals, such as Banjiu Tune and Laowu Tune; some express religion, such as Guanyin Tune and Tudi Tune. The lyrics of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs mostly use seven-word sentences, with a two-two-three structure, which are full of rhyme and singing. The supporting words are mostly function words, which vary according to different tunes, such as "Yaye", "Luowei", "Yeheiyo", "Yahewei", "Yibuerye", "Sali Na", "Heheyiheyuyanghe", etc. They are simple and mysterious, and are used densely and form a separate music section in the single two-part form, which is very expressive. The singing form of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs is "one leading and many joining in". The leading singer is called "pulling the tune" or "raising the tune", and the chorus is called "helping the tune" or "joining the tune". Those who have the skill of leading the singing are called "singers", and those who join in the singing are called "houbaer". The leading singer of the winning team in the singing competition is called "king of songs". Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are usually sung in the fields when weeding rice seedlings, and occasionally a wealthy family invites them to sing in the courtyard. The singing competition is mostly held when there are two rice seedling pulling teams in a working place or when there are rice seedling pulling teams on the opposite slope of the river. Special singing competitions are held in conjunction with temple fairs. After registration, the contestants are awarded with pheasant feathers and go on stage to sing. In addition to the traditional lyrics, the lyrics of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are freely created by the singers who are inspired by the scene and filled with fixed tunes for singing, so they are rich and true. The lyrics use the techniques of fu, bi, and xing, and the lyrics express the content of love. Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are collectively created by people in production and life. They are sung and exchanged with each other during labor and holidays. There is no fixed master-apprentice relationship, and they are spontaneously inherited. In terms of teaching, it is learned by listening and memorizing, commonly known as "ear-filling wind", and passed on by word of mouth. The musical theme of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs is generally lyrical, with beautiful melodies, lyrical and rich in artistic conception, and a relaxed, broad and unrestrained rhythm. Major tunes are mostly in the "Zhi" mode, which is bright and unrestrained; minor tunes are mostly in the "Shang" mode and "Jiao" mode, which are soft and gentle. Long-tone high-pitched tunes are mostly single two-part forms with reappearance, and short-tone high-pitched tunes are one-part forms with four-sentence music sections. The supporting words and their use in Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are very distinctive, and are the essence of the wonderful tunes of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs. Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs often use supporting words and sentences to enrich the musical image and deepen the emotional expression. The lyrics of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs use the techniques of fu, bi, and xing, especially bixing. The first sentence is arousing, and the second sentence is lyrical, such as "The turtledove flies with a round tail, and flies to the mung bean field with one wing. Good mung beans cannot be eaten, and good love sisters cannot be connected." Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs emphasize the "high-pitched" characteristics in singing, and are full of "singing" style. Some tunes require "hushing" and "false voice" singing, which is rich and vivid. The emergence and development of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs are closely related to the political, economic, social and cultural development of Fubao and even the southern Sichuan, northern Guizhou and western Chongqing regions in history. It is an original singing art, a manifestation of the spiritual culture of the people in the region, a record of economic and social development, the basis for studying the remains of the Yelang Ancient Road that integrates the Central Plains culture and the Yelang culture, the carrier of the origin and development of the culture of southern Sichuan and northern Guizhou, and the nutrient and element of modern literature and art. Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs were raised in Fubao, a place with vast forests. Due to the closedness of Fubao and the inclusiveness of humanities, the primitive ecology and rich connotation of Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs have been formed. Fubao Gaoqiang folk songs have both long and short tunes, many tunes and modes, and the lyrics use the techniques of fu, bi, and xing. The supporting words are mainly empty words, which are unique. The supporting words and sentences are used densely in the melody. The singing emphasizes the "high-pitched" style and the skills of "hushing" and "false voice", which has many aspects of music art research value.