"The Flowers of Twelve Months" , The Interactive Singings of Han of Zi Yang in China

Date/Time: December 13, 2006

Place: Xintao Village, Chengguan Town, Zi Yang County, Shaanxi Province, China (singers' home)

Singer/He Yaoli (third son) and He Yaoxin (fifth son)

Language: Chinese Zi Yang dialect

Photographer/Susumu IIJIMA

Content: The song is sung in a question-and-answer format, with each month from January to December being asked questions about the names of flowers and crops, as well as famous historical and legendary figures, to which the singer answers the name of each. Generally sung at funerals.