摘要：本文以芦墟山歌为研究对象，通过对其历史发展脉络、生成地理环境特点及其生存现状的调查与分析，昭示其独特的艺术价值与社会价值。同时围绕芦墟山歌在传承方面所面临的问题，尝试性地提出保护与发展芦墟山歌有效途径与方法，以期为我国地方非物质文化遗产的传承与保护工作提供一些具体材料和观点。
关键词: 芦墟山歌 价值 传承 发展
Abstract:This essay focuses on Luxu folk songs as the research object and makes its unique artistic and social values clear to all by investigating and analyzing on the historical development, the characters of generating geographic environment, together with its surviving situation nowadays. At the same time, all the questions revolving around the aspect of inheriting Luxu folk songs are to be solved. This essay presents the efficient approaches and methods to protect and develop this precious cultural heritage. All of the above will help to provide with some concrete materials and opinions in the area of inheriting and preserving our local intangible cultural heritage of China.
Key words: Luxu folk songs, value, inherit, development
芦墟山歌是植根于吴江市境内以芦墟为中心，用芦墟方言演唱，流行于环汾湖流域一带农村，并向周围的莘塔、金家坝、黎里以及浙江、上海毗邻地带乡镇辐射的民间歌谣。它以演唱情歌为主要内容，另外也有关于农业生产、历史传说、儿歌等内容。按照篇幅可以分为短山歌和长山歌两大类。它的演唱方式有独唱、对唱以及合唱三种。常用响山歌、小山歌、洛秧歌、急口歌等曲调。
一个世纪以来，芦墟山歌一直以它独有的风格和特点，传唱在吴江劳动人民之间，用它经历了岁月洗礼的音调，唱出了历史的发展与变迁，更因为它的吴侬软语、水乡的秀丽怡人，唱的婉转、唱得坚韧、唱得朴实。
