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Summarizing on Hakka Folk Literature in the North of Guangdong

Zeng Han-xiang

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In the north of Guangdong, there are such abundant and diversified oral literature among Hakka people as the sanko, crying songs for marriage, children's folk rhymes, folk tales and so forth, which contribute to a vivid picture of Hakka's faith in life as well as modes of value. Accordingly, the living conditions of Hakka people, along with the historical transformation, have been depicted in the local literature. All these plain works belonging to the countrymen play an important role in uniting Hakka men and handing down the special Hakka spirits, which is surely the spiritual wealth owned by the Hakka.

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In the north of Guangdong, there are such abundant and diversified oral literature among Hakka people as the sanko, crying songs for marriage, children's folk rhymes, folk tales and so forth, which contribute to a vivid picture of Hakka's faith in life as well as modes of value. Accordingly, the living conditions of Hakka people, along with the historical transformation, have been depicted in the local literature. All these plain works belonging to the countrymen play an important role in uniting Hakka men and handing down the special Hakka spirits, which is surely the spiritual wealth owned by the Hakka.

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In the north of Guangdong, there are such abundant and diversified oral literature among Hakka people as the sanko, crying songs for marriage, children's folk rhymes, folk tales and so forth, which contribute to a vivid picture of Hakka's faith in life as well as modes of value. Accordingly, the living conditions of Hakka people, along with the historical transformation, have been depicted in the local literature. All these plain works belonging to the countrymen play an important role in uniting Hakka men and handing down the special Hakka spirits, which is surely the spiritual wealth owned by the Hakka.

Key concepts: Crying, Faith, Value (mathematics), History, Aesthetics, Sociology, Psychology, Art

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