Chapter One Introduction to Hua'er Folk Songs

The Birth of Hua'er

The Name Hua'er and Its Development

The Two Schools of Hua'er

Chapter Two The Main Theme of Hua'er：Romantic Love

Concepts of Love

Declarations of Love

Romantic Meetings

Other Songs on the Theme of Love

Chapter Three The Poetic Imagery of Hua'er

Bixing with Reference to Plants

Bixing with Particular Reference to the Peony

Bixing Representations of Crops

Bixing Representations of Birds and Animals

Bixing Representations of the Moon and the Stars

Chapter Four The Basic Structure of the Poetry of Hua'er

The Basic Forms of the Poetry of Hezhou Hua'er

The Basic Forms of Taomin Hua'er

Chapter Five The Hua'er of Different Ethnic Groups

The Hui Ethnic Group

The Salar Ethnic Group

The Dongxiang Ethnic Group

The Tibetan Ethnic Group

The Mongolian Ethnic Group

The Tu Ethnic Group

The Bao'an Ethnic Group

The Dungan Ethnic Group

The Yugur Ethnic Group

REFERENCES

APPENDIX Ⅰ：The Original Chinese Hua'er with the Pronunciation in Pinyin

APPENDIX Ⅱ：About the Author and Translators

Translators'Postscript