The Red Flag Canal folk songs are a treasure of folk music created by the people of Linzhou during the construction of the Red Flag Canal project in the 1960s. Centered on labor chants and small tunes, these songs embody collective memories and the spirit of the Red Flag Canal within a specific historical context. Through methods such as literature review, field research, and oral interviews, this study systematically collects and organizes historical materials related to the Red Flag Canal folk songs, analyzes their geographical and historical-cultural origins, and examines current challenges such as declining performance scenarios, insufficient documentation, lagging innovation, and the absence of key transmission figures. Building on this, the study explores contemporary development paths for the Red Flag Canal folk songs from dimensions like artistic expression innovation, dissemination route expansion, and inheritance mechanism construction, providing theoretical references and practical insights for the dynamic preservation and innovative development of this red folk music culture.