Analysing and Discussing the History of the Transmission of Mo Li Hua

Mo Li Hua is a Chinese folk song with a long history. Its melody was first formed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is a blossoming musical miracle bud fusing the ethnic elements of Chinese traditional music with the popular elements of modern music, and it is a representative excellent traditional song of China. Because of its long circulation, wide geographical coverage and large population, it has gradually evolved into one of the representative folk songs with different regional characteristics. From the middle of the 17th century to modern times, its beautiful and melodious melody has spread to various countries, and the song of Mo Li Hua can be heard in important international political occasions, diplomatic activities, social activities such as spacecraft exploring the mysteries of the universe, and so on, which promotes the friendship of various countries in the world and exchanges of music and culture. Mo Li Hua shows the ancient Chinese music style and traditional Chinese culture. Due to its melody close to life, it is favoured and sung by the world music lovers and some famous music composers and singers, and fully demonstrates to the world the musical charm of traditional Chinese folk songs, and enjoys a great reputation in the world. Because of its special status, it is known as China's second national anthem. There are different versions of Mo Li Hua in different parts of China and Europe, covering both vocal and instrumental categories. Common features are short melodies, based on the Chinese pentatonic scale, with English lyrics in foreign countries, songs repeated many times, melodic and easy to remember to sing, and translated and published in German. In 1982, Mo Li Hua was listed by UNESCO as one of the most recommended songs of the heritage of mankind, with its wide international influence. The author has written this paper by reviewing historical documents, collecting and comparing references to books and texts. It is suggested that the next step is to conduct a more in-depth study of the history of the formation of the Mo Li Hua song, the composition and significance of each musical element, and to further improve the fusion and utilisation of Chinese and Western musical elements, so as to better serve the political, economic and people of all countries in the world, and to improve the quality of their cultural and musical life is necessary.