Wang Fengqin
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Wang Fengqin, Female, Han, from Luan, Anhui, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Dabieshan Folk Songs (Ⅱ-77). The tradition is documented in Luan, Anhui. Within the regional tradition and school record of Dabieshan Folk Songs in Luan, Anhui: In the Lu'an area of Anhui province the Dabie Mountains run for a thousand li and the Huai River flows across the territory; the Dabie Mountain folk songs of western Anhui which circulate in this area were born of the mountains and spread by the water, handed down generation by generation, never ceasing. The music of the Dabie Mountain folk songs is inseparable from the long history of Lu'an; it developed and changed out of the tribal ditties of remote antiquity, and its content reflects ancient social history, such as Gao Yao dispensing justice, Yu the Great controlling the floods and the Chu-Han contention; it also reflects modern revolutionary, labour and living conditions, such as the Xinhai Revolution and the Red Army uprisings; and it also reflects life, production and the local customs and human feelings of Lu'an in the socialist construction period and in the various historical periods, among which the traditional folk songs Zheng Jing Hong and Man Gan Niu and the revolutionary folk songs Ba Yue Gui Hua Bian Di Kai and Song Lang Dang Hong Jun are the most influential.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Wang Fengqin is anchored in the documented technical standards of Dabieshan Folk Songs in Luan, Anhui. Within the documented technical tradition of Dabieshan Folk Songs in Luan, Anhui: Dabie Mountain folk songs consist mainly of mountain songs, tea songs, seedling songs, rowing songs, xiaoqu and labour songs; their melodies take as their main body the bold and uninhibited style of the mountain song, supplemented by the lyrical and lingering character of the xiaoqu, seedling songs and door songs of the Huai River basin. The basic mode of the mountain song has a comparatively wide range, while the range of the xiaoqu is not very wide. The melodies of the mountain songs are highly varied, based mainly on stirring shouts and supplemented by more placid tunes; the xiaoqu, by contrast, have little rhythmic variation, follow fixed patterns and are relatively stable. In its development the Dabie Mountain folk songs of western Anhui drew artistic elements from folk songs of other forms that came by the water route, while at the same time not losing their own character as mountain songs. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Zheng Jing Hong": One of the most influential works of the traditional Dabie Mountain folk songs; it belongs to the high-pitched mountain songs. "Man Gan Niu": One of the most influential works of the traditional Dabie Mountain folk songs, and the representative work of the inheritor Yu Shufan. "Ba Yue Gui Hua Bian Di Kai": One of the most influential works of the Dabie Mountain revolutionary folk songs. "Song Lang Dang Hong Jun": One of the most influential works of the Dabie Mountain revolutionary folk songs.
Zheng Jing Hong
One of the most influential works of the traditional Dabie Mountain folk songs; it belongs to the high-pitched mountain songs.
Man Gan Niu
One of the most influential works of the traditional Dabie Mountain folk songs, and the representative work of the inheritor Yu Shufan.
Ba Yue Gui Hua Bian Di Kai
One of the most influential works of the Dabie Mountain revolutionary folk songs.
Song Lang Dang Hong Jun
One of the most influential works of the Dabie Mountain revolutionary folk songs.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Wang Fengqin was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Dabieshan Folk Songs, with Luan, Anhui as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Dabieshan Folk Songs in Luan, Anhui: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Luan, Anhui as its declared area, and Luan Cultural Center (Luan Wen YiChuangZuo Research Office) as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The music of the Dabie Mountain folk songs is inseparable from the long history of Lu'an; it developed and changed out of the tribal ditties of remote antiquity, and its content reflects ancient social history, such as Gao Yao dispensing justice, Yu the Great controlling the floods and the Chu-Han contention; it also reflects modern revolutionary, labour and living conditions, such as the Xinhai Revolution and the Red Army uprisings; and it also reflects life, production and the local customs and human feelings of Lu'an in the socialist construction period and in the various historical periods, among which the traditional folk songs Zheng Jing Hong and Man Gan Niu and the revolutionary folk songs Ba Yue Gui Hua Bian Di Kai and Song Lang Dang Hong Jun are the most influential.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Shufan | Luan, Anhui | 05-2095 | Same declared area |
| Wang Fengqin | Luan, Anhui | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
This static English edition is rendered at the edge for search engines, AI crawlers and readers without JavaScript. Compiled from official national representative bearer archival records and the associated project dossier, organized by topic and translated into English. 阅读中文版。