河阳山歌,起源于张家港市河阳山一带,从古至今,已流传六千余年。当地农民在行船、插秧等劳作过程中,用一曲高歌的方式来表达对美好生活的向往和憧憬,辈辈相传,经过几千年的沉淀,成就了现在的河阳山歌。2012年初夏,经国务院批准,“吴歌”被列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录,而河阳山歌是吴歌的重要支系。如今传承人相继离世,山歌濒临消逝,因此山歌的传承和保护成为张家港政府和高校音乐教育者的当务之急。 Heyang folk songs, originated in Zhangjiagang City, Heyang Mountain area, since ancient times, has been circulating more than 6000 years. In the course of labor and transplanting, the local peasants express their yearning and longing for a better life with a singing way. Through generations of deposition, after thousands of years of precipitation, the local peasants have succeeded in forming the present Heyang folk song. In the early summer of 2012, approved by the State Council, “Wu Ge ” was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, and Heshan folk song is an important branch of Wu song. Today’s successors have passed away and the folk songs are on the verge of disappearing. Therefore, the inheritance and protection of folk songs have become the top priority of the Zhangjiagang government and college music educators.