Manhan folk songs (漫瀚调; “folk songs in desert areas” in Chinese). Melody and lyrics are its two principal features. Its melody primarily follows boginoduu (short-tune Mongolian song of Ordos). In lyrics, it largely relies on Mandarin Chinese, also employing Mongolian Well-known tunes include “Wang’ai Lama Temple”, “Planting a Willow”, “Chairman Mao brings us Happiness”. Manhan employs a pentatonic scale. The intervals of octave or even over octave are frequently used.