The Characteristic Culture of Maqu County

The characteristic cultures of Maqu County include Gesar, Gannan Tibetan folk songs and Huarui Tibetan folk songs.

1, Gesa (Sier): mainly spread in the vast pastoral areas and rural areas in the western plateau of China. Epic comprehensively reflects the experience and knowledge of Tibetans and other related ethnic groups about natural things, and becomes the spiritual wealth enjoyed by ordinary people of Tibetans and other ethnic groups.

2. Gannan Tibetan folk songs: refers to the folk songs formed and circulated in Gannan Tibetan areas of Gansu Province. Gannan folk songs are rich in emotion, wide in subject matter, rich in content and diverse in forms. The tune is generally unchanged, and the original Tibetan folk songs are not accompanied by music.

3. Huarui Tibetan folk songs: Huarui Tibetan folk songs are famous for their refined lyrics, rich literariness and beautiful melody, and are the essence of Huarui national folk culture.