Dong Pipa Songs are distributed in the southern dialect area of the Dong people. They can be divided into two categories: lyrical Pipa Songs and narrative Pipa Songs. The content of the songs covers almost all aspects of Dong history, myths, legends, stories, ancient rules and principles, production experience, marriage and love, customs and social interactions, etc., and are passed down from generation to generation. The lyrics of Pipa Songs reflect the highest level of Dong poetry and are important materials for studying Dong social anthropology, ethnology, and folklore. Most of the national literature and art anthologies classify lyrical Pipa Songs as folk songs, and narrative Pipa Songs as folk art (called Pipa singing), and some have both. Due to the different Pipa models and tunings used in Pipa Songs in different places, different dialects, different singing venues, and different voices, many different styles have been formed. The Sanbao Pipa Song (also known as the Chejiang Pipa Song) is a type of lyrical Pipa Song, accompanied by a medium-sized four-stringed Pipa and a Guoji (Niutuiqin) accompaniment. It is played by men, with men playing and singing or men playing and women singing. Men use their natural voices and women use small voices. It is sung in the evening singing and sitting at night. It is mainly popular in the Rongjiang County area centered on Sanbao. The Wanzhai Pipa Song (also known as the Forty-Eight Village Pipa Song) is both a type of lyrical Pipa Song and a type of Pipa singing and playing. Men use large or medium-sized Pipas with three or five strings, and women use small or medium-sized Pipas with three or five strings. Both are played and sung by themselves. It is mainly popular in the Forty-Eight Villages area adjacent to Rong and Li counties and the Seventy-Two Villages area of Rongjiang County. In the entire Dong area, only the Forty-Eight Villages have women playing the pipa and singing. The Seventy-Two Villages playing and singing is a type of narrative pipa song, mostly performed by middle-aged and elderly male artists who play the three-string or five-string large pipa to accompany themselves. They are invited by the audience to sing in the main hall or corridor of the folk house. They mainly sing narrative songs or reasoning songs. They are only popular in the Seventy-Two Villages Dong area of Rongjiang County. The flat-frame pipa song (also known as the Hongzhou pipa song) is a type of lyrical pipa song, accompanied by men using a three-string small pipa (shaped like a cow leg harp). Men play and men sing, or men play and women sing. Both men and women use falsetto, which is unique. It is mainly popular in the Dong area centered on Hongzhou Town, Liping County and Boyang Town, Tongdao County, Hunan Province. Liudong Pipa Song is a type of lyrical Pipa Song, accompanied by a small four-stringed Pipa, played by a man and sung by a man or by a woman, and performed at night. Originally, both male and female voices used falsetto, but now some people use their own voices. It is mainly popular in the areas of Liping and Congjiang counties, which are generally called "Liudong", "Qianwu" and "Shidong". Rongjiang Pipa Song is both lyrical and narrative, and its singing form, venue and content are the same as those of Liudong. It is mainly popular in Sanjiang County, Guangxi Province, Rongshui County, Rongjiang River section and Liping County centered on "Four-legged Cow". The main repertoires include "The Other Side of the River", "First Meeting", "Uneven Road", "Long Time No See", "Willing". Xunjiang Pipa Song is both lyrical and narrative, and its singing form, venue and content are the same as those of Liudong. It is mainly popular in Sanjiang County, Longsheng County, Guangxi Province and Tongdao County, Hunan Province, Xunjiang River and Qushui River Basin. Hongzhou Pipa Song is popular in Pingjia Village, Hongzhou Town, Liping County, Guizhou Province. The village is located 33 kilometers east of Liping County, on the edge of Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. Pingjia Village was built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (about 1405). It is said that this kind of song was already sung here at that time and has been passed down to this day. In 1952, music workers from the Guizhou Provincial Cultural Department discovered this Pipa Song and selected it to participate in the Guizhou Minority Art Festival, and later recommended it to be performed in Beijing. Because Pingjia Village was under the jurisdiction of Hongzhou at that time, this Pipa Song was named "Hongzhou Pipa Song". The biggest feature of Hongzhou Pipa Song is that both men and women sing in falsetto high notes, and the tunes are melodious and pleasant, with a unique style. It has rich tunes and lyrics, and its types include love songs, songs to honor the elderly, narrative songs, etc. Love songs are songs that young men and women sing in duets while playing the Pipa at home or on the hillside, mainly expressing their love for each other. Songs of respecting the elderly are songs sung by young men and women playing the pipa in public. The content is how to respect the elderly. A famous song is called "Young People Respect the Elderly". Narrative songs are songs sung by older people in drum towers or public places. The content mostly describes national history, major events and folk stories. Hongzhou Pipa Songs are mainly taught to each other in interest groups organized spontaneously by the people. They are not directly taught between fathers and sons or relatives. The elderly teach songs, the young sing, and the children learn songs. This is the traditional custom of the Dong people. Hongzhou Pipa Songs occupy an important position in Dong music. It is a treasure among Dong Pipa Songs and a legacy of ancient folk songs. Among Pipa Songs, Hongzhou Pipa Songs are the only rare variety sung with false voices. Its pipa making process is unique. The singing and playing are loved by the masses and have become an inseparable and important part of local life.