There's a long, varied list of folk stories from Futian villages.

"Crow Helps Redress Injustice" from Shawei Village, "Story of Liang Sanmei" from Shangsha Village, "Rooster Performs Wedding Ceremony" from Shuiwei Village,"Beautiful Girl" from Huanqing Village, "Legends of Shuiwei Village" from Shuiwei Village, "Wenjie Beats Tiger" from Gangxia Village, "Fun Stories of Shenzhen's Placenames" from Shangbu and Xiameilin villages, "Legend of Huang Yaoting" from Xiasha Village and "Story of He Huayi" from Xiameilin Village, for example, all have special meanings in the hearts of residents.

Most of these stories are about villagers' daily lives, told in Cantonese and reflect the social lives of Futian locals. Because of the great changes after Shenzhen's reform and opening up, many of the historic scenes and sites depicted in the stories have disappeared over time. Studying the area's folk stories is vital for learning about the living conditions of Shenzhen locals in ancient times.

The most widespread folk songs include "Bride's Weeping Song" and "Song for the Elderly." These two songs are about folk customs for weddings and funerals, respectively, and are popular among local villages. The two songs also contain several separate, smaller songs and performers can make slight changes as they like.

There are six well-known ballads, including "Visiting Friends in Baisha," "Chasing a Bird in a Temple," "Clothes Wet with Tears," "Sadness at Midnight," "Little Girl's Sadness" and "Woo with Poems." They are all long poems in Cantonese.

It's said that ballads became very popular in the Dongguan and Bao'an area during the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Artists often performed them with a fiddle. "Visiting Friends in Baisha," "Clothes Wet with Tears" and "Woo with Poems" are based on folk stories such as "Butterfly Lovers" and on ancient poems such as "Pipaxing," while the other three are original works from southern Guangdong Province. They are all love ballads written in Cantonese, with strong local characters, and have high value in artistic and historical studies.