The song "Liu Yang River" was born in the 1950s, with lyrics by Xu Shuhua and music by Tang Bikuang. The song originated from a small song and dance drama written by Xu Shuhua, which depicted the joy of farmers who paid grain to the state after a good harvest, and expressed their love for Chairman Mao, with a strong flavor of life, coupled with the lyrics which were easy to understand and sincere, it was soon popular among the people, and eventually the audience thought it was an authentic Hunan song. The majority of listeners thought it was an authentic Hunan song it, "Liuyang River" was born ten years not only by the audience's favorite, but also inspired the musicians, with the reverence for the song, they created a song rich in the atmosphere of the times, "singing Liuyang River".