Many people have heard "South of Caiyun", "South of Caiyun, the direction of my heart, peacocks fly away, long memories..." This song full of Chinese style, with catchy tunes, perfectly integrates the musical elements of popular music and folk songs to form a unique "new folk song", beautiful lyrics describe the natural beauty of Yunnan one by one, expressing the yearning and praise for that piece of paradise.
In 2005, as soon as the song was launched, it became popular all over the country, and the download and audition rate ranked first among many original songs for a long time, and the singer of the song, Xu Qianya, also won many heavyweight music awards that year with the song "South of the Clouds".
As a powerful female singer in the Chinese music scene, Xu Qianya's voice is full of mellow Chinese flavor, and her unique "Xu's Singing Voice" is very popular with fans. Savor Xu Qianya's songs, delicate but without losing tension, as fans say, the treble is as flowing and gorgeous as silk, and the bass is like a legendary wine, rich in layers and full and mellow.
It is said that He Muyang, the creator of "South of Caiyun", heard Xu Qianya's song by chance and felt that her voice was not only clear and bright, but also had a wide range, so he tailored this song for Xu Qianya.
It should be known that He Muyang is a famous music producer and songwriter, known as the "godfather of folk songs", he once served as the producer of the Phoenix Legend "Above the Moon" album, and the Phoenix Legend is also famous with the song "Above the Moon".
There is another song in the album "South of Caiyun" that everyone is surely familiar with, that is, "Take the Train to Lhasa", the lyrics of this song are also arranged by He Muyang. As a modern folk song full of regional atmosphere, the MV picture of the song is atmospheric and beautiful, and Xu Qianya's shape in the MV is full of charm and wildness. The beauty of Shangri-La and the cameras under the clouds appear in turn, allowing fans to appreciate the magnificence and sacredness of the land of Tibet in just a few minutes, coupled with Xu Qianya's penetrating singing voice, it is not surprising that this song can be widely circulated.
The two songs "Tianyao Zhonghua" and "Remember Homesickness" are also Xu Qianya's representative works. The former sang the love of each Chinese for the motherland with lyrics full of sincere feelings, and also called out the faith buried in the hearts of fans. The latter, as the ending song of the large-scale documentary "Remember Nostalgia" of CCTV Chinese International Channel, vividly expresses the hometown complex in the hearts of all Chinese children in the catchy lyrics and warm and touching melody.
There was a question on the Internet, why does Xu Qianya always sing such regional folk songs? One netizen replied particularly appropriately: because Xu Qianya's voice can very appropriately show the local customs and customs, which is a trait that other singers do not have. Just like the song "You came at the right time", "You have been waiting for too long, you have come at the right time, when the black tea is fragrant, I am waiting for you in Meishan..." This kind of fresh nature makes people return to the essence in an instant, and go to the mountain city of Anhua with black tea fragrance in the affectionate tune.
There is also "I am waiting for you in Jingdezhen", which is a musical work depicting the thousand-year-old porcelain capital of Jingdezhen. Different from the freshness of "You Came at the Right Time", Xu Qianya used a soothing and warm voice this time to perfectly present the aesthetic love and the inheritance of Chinese civilization. Producer He Muyang also made extensive use of pipa, lute, erhu and other ethnic instruments for the soundtrack of this song, and more creatively added porcelain music with Jingdezhen characteristics, so that the audience was refreshed and also appreciated the cultural heritage represented by Chinese porcelain.
Not only these songs, Xu Qianya also sang "Silk Road", "Beautiful China", "With You for a Lifetime", "Walking grin to Ningxia", etc., each song she interpreted with her heart, and the new folk songs carried forward by her are also loved by more and more fans, and people are looking forward to Xu Qianya's launch of more and better musical works.
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