Wang Qurong
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Wang Qurong, Male, Li, from Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Li Folk Songs (Ⅱ-111). The tradition is documented in Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan. Within the regional tradition and school record of Li Folk Songs in Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan: According to their form of expression, Li folk songs are divided into ancient folk songs sung in the Li language and folk songs sung in the Hainan dialect of Chinese; the former concentrate the ethnic traditions of the Li, while the latter reflect the profound influence of Han culture. More than three hundred kinds of Li folk song have now been collected, of which thirty are representative; according to their subject matter they can be divided into work songs, love songs, songs about current affairs, life songs, narrative songs and the like. These include tunes named after refrains — Luo-ni Diao, Si-qin Diao, Shaozhongwa Diao and Duduli Diao; tunes named after localities — Hongmao Diao, Shuiman Diao, Sanping Diao and Fanyang Diao; tunes named after dialects — the Ha dialect song, the Qi dialect tune and the Run dialect tune; tunes named after subject matter — Kanshan Diao, Kusang Diao, Qiushen Diao and Tiaoniang Diao; and tunes named for the length of the tune — the long tune and the short tune. In 1984 the local government decided to hold a Li song festival every year on the third day of the third lunar month, promoting the further development of Li folk songs.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Wang Qurong is anchored in the documented technical standards of Li Folk Songs in Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan. Within the documented technical tradition of Li Folk Songs in Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan: The Li are one of the Lingnan peoples of China, living in Tongshi Town, Baoting, Ledong, Dongfang, Qiongzhong, Baisha, Lingshui, Changjiang, Huan County and other places on Hainan Island. Li folk songs lay stress on rhythm and metre, are easy to pick up, and are mostly sung in solo and antiphonal forms, accompanied by the characteristic Li folk instruments. The singing of folk songs is often bound up with music and dance: the song sets the tune, the tune carries the words, song and dance form one body, and an antique style is full of the air, presenting a distinctive ethnic character. Li folk songs have a long and far-reaching origin; they arose and are current in the areas where the Li live on Hainan Island, and the traditional Li folk songs of Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, situated in the heart of the Wuzhishan mountains, and its surrounding areas are the most representative. The entire musical form of Li folk songs presents a free, ancient and simple appearance; its structural characteristic is the free form in which "the tune does not fix the phrase and the phrase does not fix the words", its modal scales take the gong, shang, jue, zhi and yu as their structural tones with many stepwise motions, and its rhythms and beats are characterised by metrical free rhythm and triple metre, embodying a distinctive ethnic musical style. Over a considerable historical period, Li folk songs were the main content of the cultural life of the Li people; men and women, old and young, everyone could sing them. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Luo-ni tune": One of the tunes of Li folk song named after a refrain. "Si-qin tune": One of the tunes of Li folk song named after a refrain. "Hong-mao and Shui-man tunes": Tunes of Li folk song named after localities, current respectively in the Hongmao and Shuiman areas in the heart of the Wuzhishan mountains. "Slash-and-burn and mourning tunes": Tunes of Li folk song named after their subject matter, used respectively for slash-and-burn labour and for funerals.
Luo-ni tune
One of the tunes of Li folk song named after a refrain.
Si-qin tune
One of the tunes of Li folk song named after a refrain.
Hong-mao and Shui-man tunes
Tunes of Li folk song named after localities, current respectively in the Hongmao and Shuiman areas in the heart of the Wuzhishan mountains.
Slash-and-burn and mourning tunes
Tunes of Li folk song named after their subject matter, used respectively for slash-and-burn labour and for funerals.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Wang Qurong was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Li Folk Songs, with Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Li Folk Songs in Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan as its declared area, and Qiongzhong Li Miao Autonomous County Cultural Center 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
In 1984 the local government decided to hold a Li song festival every year on the third day of the third lunar month, promoting the further development of Li folk songs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Fouda | Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan | 03-0869 | Same declared area |
| Wang Qurong | Qiongzhonglizumiaozuzizhi, Hainan | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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