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Culture and Art in Sanshui District

Oral Literature and Folk Songs

The folk stories spread orally in Sanshui District include fairy tales, fables, myths, rhyme stories (wooden fish), jokes, legends, etc. 117 pieces are included in "Three Sets" Integrated Sanshui Information Book".

Folk songs in Sanshui District are divided into two categories: Guangzhou dialect songs and Hakka folk songs. Guangzhou dialect songs also include sigh songs, jingles, murmuring songs, wooden fish and saltwater songs of water dwellers. These folk songs have the characteristics of the Pearl River Delta culture and are widely circulated. Hakka folk songs are distributed in some areas of Liuhe and Datang towns, in the form of fighting songs and antiphonal songs (the "Three Sets of Integrated Sanshui Data Book" records 83 songs).