城步苗族山歌述略

Brief Description of Folk Song in Chengbu Miao Minority

位于湖南省西南部的邵阳地区城步苗族自治县,是湖南省第二大苗族聚居区,这里的苗族人民在长期劳动生活中积累演化并口耳相传下来的音乐文化遗产中,"山歌"这一形式具有其独特的民族特征与地域特征。它们的产生来源于生活而高于生活,是中国少数民族传统音乐文化宝库中的一朵奇葩。

Chengbu Miao Minority Autonomous County is located in Shaoyang, in the southwest of Hunan, which is the second largest area inhabited by Miao minorities in Hunan province. The music cultural heritage ＂Shange＂ （folk song）, which is accumulated, changed and passed on from generation to generation orally, is the fruit of the long-term labor life by Miaos here. ＂Shange＂ （ folk song） has its unique national and regional characteristics, which originates from life but surpasses life. It is a miracle in the traditional treasury of minority musical culture.