The poem "Miao people dabu"

Miao poetry emphasizes phonology, including five-character style, seven-character style and long and short sentences. The language is concise, harmonious, well-proportioned and easy to understand, which can express rich thoughts and feelings and has a strong artistic appeal. It is the most important manifestation of Miao folk literature and has a wide range of applications. For example, when welcoming and sending away close relatives and friends, men and women love each other, and even act as matchmakers, mediate disputes, make village rules and regulations, educate children, describe genealogy and family rules, and sometimes express them in poetry. Poetry is also used for entertainment at work, and poetry is used to eliminate fatigue after work.

Creation song: it is a very old fairy tale song, which mainly tells the origin of heaven, earth, sun and moon and the generation of all things. Such songs include Song of Creation and Song of the Origin of Everything.

Ancestor songs: mainly describe the appearance of human beings, the origin and migration of ethnic groups, such as Song of the Origin of Human Beings and Flood. The theme of this kind of songs is positive and enterprising, which reflects the real history in a tortuous way to some extent and has the value of historical research.

Marriage song: It reflects the evolution of Miao nationality from intermarriage to extramarital marriage, and from matriarchal system to paternal system, and is a rare material for studying marriage history. Among them, the most famous ones are the Marriage of Brothers and Sisters in Qiandongnan, The Song of Wedding, The Marriage of Men and Women, The Song of Remarriage (Women Marry Men), The Song of Receiving the Son-in-law and The Song of Farewell in Zunyi, Northern Guizhou, etc.