The Hui are an ethnic minority with a relatively large population on the mainland, and are distributed in 31 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and are one of the most widely distributed ethnic groups.
Among the Hui people in Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other provinces (regions), there is a mountain song that has been popular for 300 years, called "Flower" or "Teenager".
Hui flowers are rich in tunes and simple and vivid lyrics, which is the most representative folk song of the Hui people.
The folk song "Flowers and Youth" created by Wang Luobin is based on the melody of the Hui flowers " Four Seasons Tune " .
There have been many different theories about the origin of "Hua'er", but most people believe that the musical form of "Hua'er" is the tune of the songs (music) of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, Qinghai and Gansu border areas since the Sui and Tang dynasties.
"Flowers" were first produced in mountain fields and are the sounds that really come out of the dirt and nature. The singers are unrestrained in an empty and beautiful environment, singing loudly, and the tune is high, unrestrained, rough and melodious, showing the Hui people's pursuit and desire for a happy life and pure love.
In the old days, flowers were mostly sung in the folk, with rich content, most of which were to praise love and loyalty, punish evil and promote good, and reflect the people's suffering.
"Flowers" is a vivid, figurative sentence with beautiful words and strict rules. There are more than 100 kinds of music main tones, and the melody, rhythm and singing voice have a unique style
Every year in April, May and June of the lunar calendar, the Hui ghetto in the northwest holds a five-day "flower meeting". There are song stages in the venue, singers compete on stage, and the winning singers are rewarded.
Now the flower has become the favorite folk high-cavity mountain song of the Hui people, when you come to the Hui settlement, no matter where you are, you can hear the flower songs of men or women, old or young, or single or harmonious.
If you have the opportunity to go to the Hui ghetto, you will definitely hear this sincere and rustic flower.