"A rou comma" has a unique tune, the rhythm is slow as flowing water, the image is vivid, and the atmosphere of life is strong

Arou comma is mainly spread in Arou Township, Ebao Township and its surrounding townships and villages in Qilian County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province. "A rou comma" is a pluralistic integration, that is, there are commonalities and differences in different places, forming a singing form of different lyrics of the same tune or the same - singing lyrics of different tunes. Moeller, Bison Ditch, Coco Li and other places also spread "Aro's Comma". But it is not widely circulated. "Arou" was originally the name of the pasture of the Arou tribe. "Comma" in Tibetan called "Xihe", its tune is the same as "Le" (amdo region also known as wine song), "Le" is the most popular, most common, most widely circulated form of singing in Amdo region, can be sung solo can also be sung, comma can not be solo singing, it requires a certain singing occasion, such as wedding banquet, New Year, festival, generally with duet singing as the main form of singing, its content includes praise for nature, horses, cattle and sheep, but also praise heroic deeds, describe national customs; There are also sentimental thoughts, blessings and auspiciousness. Astronomical geography, ethics, classic stories. All-encompassing, singing everything. The tune of "A rou comma" is unique, the rhythm is slow as flowing water, the image is vivid, and the atmosphere of life is very strong. The melody of "A rou comma" constitutes a melodious and exuberant musical image for the free beat and strict and orderly rhythm, which fully expresses the characteristics of free and unrestrained grassland folk songs.

"Arou" was originally the name of the pastoral land of the Arou tribe, which was translated as "Alik" in the Qing Dynasty, and was renamed Arou in 1981, so it was named Arou Township. The Arou tribe is composed of eight ethnic groups, such as Qianhu, Baihu, Demang, Mangza, Addo, Duowa, Waijiang, Akluo, etc., north of the southern slope of the corridor Nanshan, south of the northern foothills of mount Imal, north and south high, and the middle of the Babao River Valley, forming a large mountain basin, with an altitude of 2900-.4400 meters, for cold, warm and semi-humid grazing.

Agriculture and forestry climate zone, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C, and the average annual maximum temperature (July) is 19.5 °C The average annual minimum temperature (January) is --21. In the territory of 7 °C, except for a small amount of feed and forage, other crops cannot be grown, which is suitable for the development of animal husbandry.

Characteristics of free-spirited prairie folk songs.

In the agricultural and forestry climate zone, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C, and the average annual maximum temperature (July) is 19.5 °C The average annual minimum temperature (January) is 121. In the territory of 7 °C, except for a small amount of feed and forage, other crops cannot be grown, which is suitable for the development of animal husbandry.

Arou Township is located in the southeast of Qilian County, 25 kilometers west of the county seat, and the township people's government is located in Jialong. The altitude is 3000 meters. The township is bordered by Ebao Township to the east, Mole Township, Duolong Township to the south, Babao Township to the west, and Nanshan To the north to the border with Minle County of Gansu Province.

The Arou tribe developed from a primitive small tribe to a larger tribe, with a long history, has undergone a complex evolutionary process, about 1720 part of the Arou tribe migrated from the Goluo area to the current Arou Township, which has a history of 269 years (Qilian County Chronicle), with the help of grazing areas to have a fixed residential area and grazing grassland, during which it has experienced countless bitterness, and the years have also changed a lot of Arou tribes, but the only thing that has not changed is the characteristics of the Tibetan people who can sing and dance. The crystallization of the Wisdom of the Tibetan nation, "comma" has become the best way of entertainment, whether the family is poor, rich, "comma" at the wedding banquet has become an indispensable content, is the best way to create an atmosphere, singers must be invited to sing to help, mostly in the form of two people singing, singing praises to the sea, praise the snowy mountains, praise the grassland, horses. Family life, mutual blessings, mutual auspiciousness.