Musicology Annotation << Back History of the development of the Chinese people song in the 20th century Tang Haichuan In this article, the main historical aspects of the development of the Chinese folk song in the 20th century are considered. The main genre genres of the Chinese folk song are defined, as well as its dependence on the historical events of the beginning of the 20th century. Keywords: history, Chinese folk song, history of Chinese folk song, Chinese folk song in the XX century. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.02.2019.492 Contacts: E-mail: tanghaichuan@163.com Pp. 35-38.