The song "People say Shanxi has good scenery" was sung by Guo Lanying.
Guo Lanying, born on December 31, 1930 in Xiangle Township, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is a Chinese soprano, Jin opera singer, opera singer, and national vocal music educator.In 1982, Guo Lanying went to the China Conservatory of Music as a teacher, and in 1986, he became the principal of the Guo Lanying School of the Arts in Panyu, Guangdong Province. 1989, he was honored with the first Chinese "Golden Record Award" in 1989; in 2005, he was honored with the first Special Contribution Award for Chinese Movie Music and so on.
Guo Lanying made pioneering contributions to the establishment of China's national opera performance system and the development of the national singing art with her unremitting efforts and explorations during her 60-year career in the arts. Her glorious stage art images of Xi'er, Xiaoqin and Hu Lanzi are loved by the masses. She is an outstanding representative of China's new national opera.
Introduction to "People Say Shanxi Has a Good View"
"People Say Shanxi Has a Good View" is a song composed by Zhang Dichang, with lyrics by Qiao Yu, and premiered by Guo Lanying, and was released as an interlude to the film "Young People in Our Village" in 1959. on November 8, 1995, Zhang was also awarded the Third China Golden Record Award for his cover of the song. .
The lyrics of "People Say Shanxi is a Good Scenery" are in seven lines, with elaborate rhymes. The lyrics reflect a language style that is simple and simple in texture, showing the author's artistic ability to master different subjects. The song composition is fresh and natural, the melody is smooth, the tune is beautiful and mellow, very friendly, the folk song flavor and the spirit of the times blend properly, the people love their hometowns at that time, the spirit of fighting to build up their hometowns showed to the fullest.