The collection of Ziyang folk songs is extremely rich. The total number of songs found has reached 5028, and 828 songs have been printed into a book. Genre includes ballads, folk songs and minor, including social fire songs, folk songs, religious songs and minor. Ziyang County was named "the hometown of folk songs" by the Ministry of Culture because of its profound accumulation and extensive singing.
Ziyang folk song is a kind of folk song with strong local color in southern Shaanxi, which spreads in Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province. Ziyang, located in the south-central part of Shaanxi, was named after Zhang Boduan, the founder of Nanzong. There are 25 ballads such as "Nan Zhou" and "Zhao Nan" in The Book of Songs, the earliest collection of poems in ancient China, which mainly spread in the upper reaches of Hanshui River, including Ziyang. Ziyang folk songs gradually matured with the formation and development of people's living customs in the process of dynasty change, and reached its peak in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Ziyang folk songs have a long history, clever and humorous lyrics and high literary value. The dialect used is Sichuan-like and Chu-like, with unique charm; Its melody is beautiful and euphemistic, and the color vibrato singing method in the high-pitched singing method has unique value. The inheritance of Ziyang folk songs directly depends on various folk activities, reflecting rich folk culture content. The representative tracks of Ziyang folk songs are Lang Dui Men Singing Folk Songs, Singing Folk Songs, Washing Clothes and Nanshan Bamboo. Ziyang folk songs play an important role in enriching China's national music treasure house and promoting China's national music culture. Temple fair, also known as temple fair, is a kind of Ziyang market. Because its venue is located in or near the temple, it is called temple fair. It combines folk culture and religious culture, and is an important activity of mass culture, entertainment and blessing. There are many temples in Ziyang since ancient times, including dozens in the old county seat alone. Before the "Cultural Revolution", temple fairs were popular with various names, such as Guanyin, Laojun, Zushi, Wang Yao, Guandi, Land, Huangcheng and the God of Wealth, which attracted the most attention. Later, due to the destruction of most of the "broken capitalism" temples, temple fair activities dropped sharply. Preserved are:
Leigutai Temple Fair: it is called Zhenwu Ancestors' Association and is sponsored by Leigutai Forest Park Management Office. It is held twice a year from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and from the first day to the fifteenth day of July, among which the fifteenth day of July is the underground palace day, also known as the celebration day, with the largest number of people rushing to the temple fair. During the temple fair, in addition to worshipping the temple gods, agricultural and sideline products and daily necessities were also traded. Tourists flock to surrounding counties and Guanzhong area, which is the busiest season in Leigutai Scenic Area.
Temple Fair of Real People's Palace: sponsored by Ziyang Taoist Management Office, which starts on the first day of the seventh lunar month and lasts for half a month. The main contents include Taoist cultural discussion, large-scale sacrificial activities and Taoist cultural publicity activities. Temple fairs in other places are spontaneously organized by the people. The temple fairs with great influence include Guanyin Village, Qibaozhai, Zhongba Island and Dongming Temple. The main content is to worship Buddha and pray for God's blessing.