Laotian folk songs and ballads are one of the important components of its folk literature.It is characterized by its variety,richness in content and its closed relationship with life and production.Those songs and ballads with unique tunes aA Survey of Laotian Folk Songs and Ballads Zhang LiangminAbstractLaotian folk songs and ballads are one of the important components of its folk literature.It is characterized by its variety,richness in content and its closed relationship with life and production.Those songs and ballads with unique tunes a[nd rhythms accompanied by dances are poems orally composed by the collective effort of its people and is distinctively embodied by its ethnic identity.
Laos’ folktale is an important ingredient of Laos’s native culture, the wisdom crystal of Laos’s nationalities in dynasties and a florid flower in the eastern culture. The paper will mainly introduce and analyses on Laos’ folktale by magic tales, living tales, tales of living experience, satirizing humorous tales and animal fable tales.
