Xiushui folk songs are fresh and simple in style, with a complete range of songs, and have been circulated among the people for a long time. Due to differences in dialects, the same folk song or tune has different variants in different places, forming the rich and colorful local characteristics of folk songs. "Different sounds in five miles, different tunes in ten miles" summarizes the differences in dialects in Xiushui. Xiushui dialects are roughly divided into two categories: one is the indigenous language; the other is the Hakka language. Among them, the indigenous language is divided by the eight townships of Ningzhou, each with its own characteristics, with similarities and differences. Taixiang in the northeast region, including today's Sandu, Sidu, Miaoling and other places, has more rising tones in pronunciation; Renxiang and Xixiang in the west area, including today's Bailing, Daqiao and other places, have more falling tones in pronunciation; Gaoxiang and Chongxiang in the middle area, including today's county seat to Ma'ao and other places, have more yangping in pronunciation. This different dialect system and different living customs make the content and form of folk songs varied and have different local colors. In the southeast, Heshi, Huanggang and Huangao, which are close to Tonggu and Fengxin, there are Hakka folk songs with simple tones and rich pastoral flavor; in the west, Quanfeng and Bailing, which border Tongcheng, Hubei, there are warm and humorous lantern tunes; in the northeast, Xikou and Sandu, which border Chongyang, Hubei and Wuning, Jiangxi, there are brisk and sonorous drums to urge work; there are also gentle and beautiful minor tunes, high-pitched and unrestrained folk songs, and lively and catchy children's songs, which are spread all over the county. Xiushui folk songs have rich themes. Xiushui people are hardworking, simple, intelligent, and rich in revolutionary traditions. They created folk songs that reflected working life, such as labor songs, drum songs, and mountain climbing songs; love songs that yearned for freedom and happiness, such as simple and straightforward short songs and euphemistic and tortuous long songs; mountain songs that reflected folk customs, such as Nuo songs, wedding songs, and songs that scolded matchmakers; during the period of the Agrarian Revolution, they created a large number of red ballads, some of which called for participation in the revolution, some comforted the Red Army, and some exposed the dark rule. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)