优秀民歌是世界名曲宝库的重要组成部分。和古代宫庭音乐及现代作曲家创作的歌曲相比,它以朴素、自然、纯情、小巧、尤其以地方风味浓烈为特色。不同地区的民歌为什么有明显的风味差异?这里面也许有多种原因,但最重要的原因是地理因素。笔者以中国民歌为例,谈谈这个有趣的问题。 Excellent folk songs is an important part of the world famous treasures. Compared with the songs of ancient court music and modern composers, it is characterized by simple, natural, innocent and compact, especially local flavor. Why do folk songs in different regions have obvious flavor differences? There may be many reasons for this, but the most important reason is geographical factors. The author takes Chinese folk songs as an example to talk about this interesting issue.