Chapter One Introduction to Hua'er Folk Songs 1
The Birth of Hua'er 7
The Name Hua'er and Its Development 42
The Two Schools of Hua'er 59
Chapter Two The Main Theme of Hua'er：Romantic Love 61
Concepts of Love 63
Declarations of Love 77
Romantic Meetings 89
Other Songs on the Theme of Love 105
Chapter Three The Poetic Imagery of Hua'er 110
Bixing with Reference to Plants 111
Bixing with Particular Reference to the Peony 120
Bixing Representations of Crops 131
Bixing Representations of Birds and Animals 137
Bixing Representations of the Moon and the Stars 142
Chapter Four The Basic Structure of the Poetry of Hua'er 144
The Basic Forms of the Poetry of Hezhou Hua'er 144
The Basic Forms of Taomin Hua'er 190
Chapter Five The Hua'er of Different Ethnic Groups 203
The Hui Ethnic Group 204
The Salar Ethnic Group 211
The Dongxiang Ethnic Group 217
The Tibetan Ethnic Group 219
The Mongolian Ethnic Group 224
The Tu Ethnic Group 226
The Bao'an Ethnic Group 228
The Dungan Ethnic Group 231
The Yugur Ethnic Group 233
REFERENCES 235
APPENDIX Ⅰ：The Original Chinese Hua'er with the Pronunciation in Pinyin 237
APPENDIX Ⅱ：About the Author and Translators 328
Translators'Postscript 333