"Axilixi" is the language of Yi people, which means "everyone dances together." The song "Axilixi" is a traditional Bijie folk song that can be a world famous classic. It has distinctive regional characteristics and cultural backgrounds, and shows the enthusiasm of Yi people in life and labor.
"Axilixi" is the language of Yi people, which means "everyone dances together." The song "Axilixi" is a traditional Bijie folk song that can be a world famous classic. It has distinctive regional characteristics and cultural backgrounds, and shows the enthusiasm of Yi people in life and labor. The Yi folk song "Axilixi" originates from Hezhang, Bijie, Guizhou. It is a happy song that is sang while playing and dancing. The meaning of the lyrics is just simple: "We are all friends. We all play together and dancing together". It expresses the joyful nature of Yi people who are happy and friendly and like playing and dancing. This song has been selected by the Education Ministry as a music course for the second-grade of middle school students and become a work of national textbook level. Although the query entries of this song in the mainstream search engines is slightly lower, the number for “Axilixi Teaching Plan” for middle schools in Baidu is as high as 3,180. According to the investigation of Koubei, it is popular among youth. In addition, Bijie region and Hezhang County emphasize to explore and promote the “Axilixi” culture, making it a local symbolic music and culture.