Chinese Songs

Yellow River Cantata黄河大合唱 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 黄河大合唱 English Name: Yellow River Cantata Composer: Xian Xinghai 冼星海 Guang Weiran光未然(张光年) Yellow River Cantata The Yellow River Cantata, composed by Guang Weiran(lyrics) and Xian Xinghai(music), was first shown in 1939. The song was impassioned and played an encouraging role in China’s Anti-Japanese war. Composition Story of Yellow River Cantata In January […]

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The Rising Sun Never Sets on The Grassland草原上升起不落的太阳 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 草原上升起不落的太阳 English Name: The Rising Sun Never Sets on The Grassland Composer: MeiLi QiGe美丽其格 The Rising Sun Never Sets on The Grassland is a song sung by Hu Songhua and composed by Meili Qige. The song was created in 1952. Based on the folk tunes of Inner Mongolia, the melody is broad

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The Love Song Of Kangding康定情歌 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 康定情歌/跑马溜溜的山上 English Name: The Love Song Of Kangding/Kangding Qingge/Kangding Love Song Composer: Wu Wenji吴文季、Jiang Dingxian江定仙 The Love Song Of Kangding is a representative traditional folk song in Kangding, Sichuan. It was composed by Wu Wenji and Jiang Dingxian and sung by Yu Yixuan in Nanjing on April 19, 1947. Since then, Kangding Love

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Moon Reflected on Second Spring二泉映月 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 二泉映月 English Name: Moon reflected on Second Spring / Er Quan Ying Yue Composer: Abing 阿炳(华彦钧) “Moon reflected on Second Spring” is one of the best known Chinese music inside and outside China, Representative works of Chinese folk blind musician Abing, When you talk about Chinese music, firstly you talk about Erhu

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Fishermen’s Song at Eventide渔舟唱晚 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 渔舟唱晚 English Name: Fishermen’s Song at Eventide Composer: Lou ShuHua 娄树华 or Jin Zhuonan 金灼南 Fishermen’s Song at Eventide is the most popular and influential Chinese Zither(古筝) music in China. Almost every Chinese is familiar with the melody of this song. Because it is the background music of China CCTV TV program

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High Mountains and Flowing Water高山流水 – Chinese Songs

Witnessed the sincere friendship between Yu Bo Ya and Zhong Zi Qi Overview Chinese Name: 高山流水 English Name: High Mountains and Flowing Water, Gao Shan Liu Shui Composer: Yu Bo Ya俞伯牙 High Mountains and Flowing Water “High mountains and flowing water” is one of the top ten ancient songs in China. “High mountains and flowing water”

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Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute胡笳十八拍 – Chinese Songs

Immortal guqin music condensed with blood and tears Overview Chinese Name: 胡笳十八拍 English Name: Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute Composer: Cai Yan蔡琰 WenJi return to Han Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute is a famous Chinese Guqin song. It is said that it was written by Cai Yan(蔡琰,also called Cai WenJi蔡文姬) and is one

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