Digging flowers and singing cards
In the old days, fishermen's spare time was monotonous. Most of their pastimes after the boat docked were digging flowers. Since digging flowers is mental labor and takes a long time, in order to increase entertainment, fishermen created digging flowers and singing cards in the process of digging flowers. Digging a flower, singing a sentence to increase the atmosphere. The lyrics are easy to understand, catchy, narrative, and the melody is beautiful and smooth. It was once very popular among the local people and was widely sung. Digging flowers is an "authentic" folk music form created by the people in their production and life practices and widely circulated among the people. Its subject matter, content, and artistic form have a strong local flavor and local characteristics. The lyrics narrate, describe the scenery, and express emotions. They are appreciated by both the refined and the popular, and the scene blends. The melody is beautiful, vivid and smooth, with a strong local color. The rhythm and beat are regular and balanced, and the plot is tortuous and diverse. At present, this digging flower singing card is almost lost, and only the elderly over 60 or 70 years old can vaguely remember singing part of it. Many people only know its name, but not its meaning and sound.