First of all, folk songs have a long history and a broad mass base in China. Primitive ballads are mostly created orally by working people, which has a very long history and a broad mass base in China history. For example, there are stories about folk songs in fairy tales and historical legends. These songs record the real life experiences and social conditions of local working people. In myths and historical legends, there are many stories about working people, which not only reflect the real situation in life at that time, but also show the yearning and pursuit of working people for a better life and express their love for life.
Second, folk songs have their own unique styles and forms? The original songs have various styles and forms, and some of them have their own unique styles. For example, "Song of Refueling": "Where did I get this tarpaulin? I bought one and bought another, but I didn't wash it after using it. It's dry and black. " This reflects the personality characteristics of the working people. Song of beating the tea bowl: "The tea bowl contains a mass of tea and some salt, and the salt ball crackles when it hits the bowl." Abacus Song: "Don't count the first account, count what this account is." These original songs all reflect the working people's character and mental outlook and some unreasonable phenomena (such as waste) in life, so these original songs have certain ideological and artistic qualities. ? For example, the song of abacus: "An abacus has three eyes, and the number is 246,789 ..." This ballad is entertaining and ornamental.
Third, the spiritual content reflected by folk songs is very rich? In the oral creation of working people in China, the spiritual content reflected is very rich. Whether it is the working people's spirit in daily life production, or love songs, hymns and labor carols, it is inseparable from people's pursuit of a better life. From these ballads, we can see how our working people pursue a better and happier life.
Fourth, the ballad itself has strong vitality and appeal? The description of working people's life scenes in The Book of Songs has been handed down in the form of ballads. A large number of ballads in The Book of Songs reflect the life scenes and social features of primitive times, reflecting the life features and thoughts and feelings of working people in China. Although these songs are not gorgeous, exaggerated or exaggerated, they often give people a good feeling. When praising and describing the working people, The Book of Songs often has a feature, that is, it puts all kinds of difficulties and hardships faced by the working people in a prominent position. In The Book of Songs, there is a poem named "Cutting Tan", which describes the situation that the working people suffered from "eight famines" (that is, the vast areas in the north) at that time, which led to "all nations coming to Korea".