A song and dance show featuring Hakka culture will be performed at Longgang Cultural Center on Thursday.

Hakka hill songs are rural songs sung in the Hakka dialect. In the past, they are said to have been used as a method of courting between young men and women.

Hakka hill songs are also used as a form of communication at a distance. Since Hakka people mostly live in hilly areas, song is used as a better means of communication than spoken words. Melodies of Hakka hill songs tend to have a high pitch so the sound can travel farther.

The Hakka are Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to have originated in the Henan and Shanxi provinces of northern China over 1,700 years ago. After a series of migrations, the Hakka settled in Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces in southern China.

Time: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 23

Tickets: 30-320 yuan

Reservations: 400-610-3721

Venue: Longgang Cultural Center, east side of Longcheng Square, Longgang District (龙岗区龙城广场东侧龙岗文化中心)

Metro: Longgang Line, Longcheng Square Station (龙城广场站), Exit D