Shibaoshan Song Festival is held every year from July 27th to 29th in the lunar calendar. The main content includes tens of thousands of people playing antiphonal songs, singing Baiqu, folk artists playing "Azali" Buddhist music and performing music and dancing. Sanxian Qu, Overlord Whip Dance, Bai Nationality Tune, Dabai Qu (Benzi Qu), etc. are all unique folk arts performed at the song festival, which are very popular among the people. According to research, Shibao Mountain Song Club has a history of thousands of years. Volume 8 of "Manshu" of the Tang Dynasty: "Young children parade in Lu Lane at night, blowing Hulu (gourd) Sheng, or blowing leaves. In the rhyme, all send love words." Songs are used at the song meeting to express love, or blowing leaves to attract each other The scenario is very similar. The format of the Baiqu "Shanhua Style" (that is, the first, second, and third lines of libretto are 7 characters, and the fourth line is 5 characters) for duet singing at the song meeting can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

legend one

It is said that in Nanzhao period, there was a beautiful Bai female singer who sang beautiful and melodious tunes in Baoxiang Temple for 3 days and 3 nights, and finally died peacefully while singing. People say that she is the "God of Music" who came down to earth, so they respect her as "Qumu". And built a tomb for her in Shibaoshan. From now on, all those who go to Shibaoshan to sing antiphonally, no matter men or women, must first kowtow in front of Qumu's grave. It is said that only in this way can you sing well, and you can fall in love with your loved one in the antiphonal song. .Until now, antiphonal stages are set up in Baoxiang Temple and Shizhong Temple every year. During the day, singers compete in antiphonal songs, and at night, young men and women sing tunes in the woods, by the boulders, and by the fire pond to express their love for each other. Shibao Folk Song Association has strong ethnic customs.

legend two

There are many magical and beautiful legends about the origin of the song fair. According to legend, the huge stone shaped like a stone bell in Shibaoshan was originally a golden bell. Whenever the Admiralty Bell rings, the Shaxi Bazi at the foot of the mountain will be in good weather. Later, a nine-headed evil dragon spouted flames, turned the golden bell into a stone bell, and made demons at any time, often bringing drought and insect disasters to Bazi.

There is a couple named Ashibo and Aguiniu in Shaxi who were enlightened by the gods of the master. They learned that singing can break the evil dragon's magic, so they invited ten sisters and ten sisters to go up the mountain to sing each other every day, and finally defeated the evil dragon. . Ashibo and Aguiniu also died fighting the dragon. In order to commemorate this couple, people go up to the mountain to sing duels every year, which has become a song meeting passed down from generation to generation.