任何文化现象的产生都不是偶然的,都有着自己茁壮而复杂的根,质朴浅白的湘鄂西苏区红色歌谣同样有着其深厚的文化传统。从商周时期到明清时代,可以清晰地看到其发展的轨迹。对湘鄂西苏区红色歌谣的源流做了历史性的梳理,以期为湘鄂西苏区红色歌谣的产生提供一个广阔而深厚的历史人文背景。 The occurrence of any cultural phenomenon is not accidental. All of them have their own strong and complex roots. The red ballad in the western region of Hunan, Hubei and Hubei with the same simplicity and ingenuity also has its profound cultural tradition. From the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the track of its development can be clearly seen. This paper makes a historical review of the origin of the red ballad in Western Hubei and Western Jiangsu so as to provide a broad and profound historical and cultural background for the production of the red ballad in western Hunan, Hubei and western Jiangsu.