Shanqu prevailing in the northwest of Shanxi and Xintianyou in the north of Shannxi and Pashange in former Suiyuan region of inner Mongolia are the same in style and have similar words and tones.

• 晋西北山曲、陕北信天游、内蒙古原绥远地区的爬山歌,体例相同,词曲相近,共同构成我国北方单独的一个民歌圈,其生成与清代民国时期的“走西口”移民运动密切相关。