The tune of "Tea-picking lanterns" comes from folk tunes in western Fujian, and it is a well-known song and dance at home and abroad. It is also composed into instrumental music to be played in concerts and can also be sung as vocal music works. In 1953, in the form of a song and dance program, he participated in the 4th World Youth Student Festival and won the second prize. Its tune is composed of two songs, namely, "positive mining" and "backward mining", by means of tone sandhi. The melody is lively and lively, with strong rhythm and cheerful tone, which is suitable for tea picking while singing and dancing. The atmosphere is warm and cheerful, and the joy of tea picking girls for tea harvest is expressed with relaxed and happy singing.
The lyrics are:
Flowers bloom in spring, and tea-picking girls fill the hills.
Picking tea with a basket in hand, each piece of tea is fragrant.
Picking tea from east to west, the tea picking girl smiles.
I used to pick tea for others, but now I pick tea for myself.
tea trees sprout green, and a bud has a heart.
pick it gently and pick it gently, and pick it piece by piece.
Basket after basket is full, and songs sound in front of the mountain and behind it.
There is a good harvest in Chashan this year, and every household is happy.