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Xintianyou is a folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 style from Shaanxi province
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...

. The name literally means rambling in the sky. The style was originally sung and developed by porters carrying goods to far off regions. One of the most famous songs in this style is lan(2) hua(1)hua(1) (藍花花.)
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