新疆回族“花儿王”韩生元及其“花儿”

Han Shengyuan,King of Hua'er among Xinjiang Hui People and His Huaer

新疆花儿是中国花儿民歌的重要组成部分。韩生元(1921—2012),享年90岁,回族,歌唱并创作花儿80多年,生前被誉为"新疆回族花儿王",为新疆国家级非物质文化遗产(新疆花儿)代表性传承人。祖籍为青海,生长于新疆昌吉回族自治州,一生创作了大量的花儿,为新疆花儿歌种的形成及传承作出了巨大贡献。

Xinjiang Hua＇ er is an important part of Chinese Hua＇ er folk songs. Han Shengyuan （1921 2012）, 90 years old , who has been singing and writing the Hua＇ er for 80 years, is known as the king of Xinjiang Hui Hua＇ er. He is renowned as the representative successor of the Xinjiang national intangible cultural heritage （Xinjiang Hua＇ er） . His ancestral home is Qinghai ,Han Shengyuan grew up in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefec- ture of Xinjiang and wrote many songs of Hua＇ er. His song greatly contributed to the formation and transmission of Xinjiang Hua＇ er.