Actually, what really made me understand the characteristics of the lyrics and melody was when I was having dinner with teachers Zhou Manli and Lei Ziming, and they talked about it themselves. I feel very emotional when talking about my own works, and even the humming I demonstrate is so tasteful. The melody of the song adopts the "diminished triad" which is very distinctive and representative in Yichang, Hubei Province. The lyrics are also very connotative. For example, Zhou Manli’s teacher Lei Ziming talked about the sentence “I once lit the sun on the Qingjiang River”. Here to test everyone, I wonder if anyone has ever thought about what the "sun" here is? What exactly is "Pointing the Sun" doing?
In addition to the excellent music and lyrics of this song, the girl who sang the original song is also particularly attractive to me. Let me tell you this, I have heard many young singers sing this song, including many high-level children's singers, because they have also won awards in provinces, cities and even the country. I really have no reason to say that they can't sing this song. Excellent, but I still haven't found a young singer who can surpass this original singer. I even think that this song is a song tailor-made for Tong Xiaoxia by teacher Zhou Manli. Perhaps no one knows this little singer’s name at all, and almost no information about her can be found on the Internet. Over the past few years, the situation is still the same. But in the past few years, I have not found a singer who can sing this song better than her, so I have to admire her even more. This little girl is Tong Xiaoxia from Suizhou, Hubei.
When I first heard Tong Xiaoxia singing this song, I thought she looked very much like the popular Hubei singer Li Qiong. As for Tong Xiaoxia, who recorded this song, I think she sang the Hubei characteristics of this song very well, and she is really similar to Li Qiong. The creation of this song breaks through some of everyone's traditional ideas about children's songs. After listening to this song, many friends said that this song is so professional, and it seems that adults can also sing it. It's just that as a children's song, teacher Zhou Manli took the children's voice characteristics into consideration when creating it. The high notes cannot exceed the second group of small characters, so the children can sing it. Therefore, the creation of this song can be regarded as a breakthrough in children's song creation. The rich Bachu charm of this song immediately brings people to our hometown of Hubei. Let’s talk about creation again, and continue to talk about Tong Xiaoxia, the original singer of this song.
I have never seen Tong Xiaoxia. I have only seen it in the performance DVD provided by teacher Zhou Manli. It is really surprising that she is so thin and can produce such a loud, clear and sweet voice. What power can make such a beautiful voice come from such a small body? I haven't had the chance to see her in the past few years because she is not in Wuhan. I'm still wondering why she doesn't represent Hubei in the national youth singing competition? Because she is such a Hubei-style singer, very unique. Here is a brief introduction to Tong Xiaoxia's situation:
Three Gorges prodigy "Little Li Qiong"
The sound of nature, won the national silver medal
The young girl, singing Golden Three Gorges
Tong Xiaoxia, known as the "Little Li Qiong" of the Three Gorges, is versatile in music. She showed extraordinary vocal talent and musical understanding in her teenage years. 7 years ago, she was hailed as the "Little Li Qiong" "Li Qiong", in the 2000 Suizhou National Tax Cup Youth Singers Competition, her song "Mountain Road Eighteen Bays" amazed the judges. People simply couldn't believe that a small body like Xiaoxia could sing such a tortuous song. Refreshing and explosive folk music. Her song "Eight Hundred Miles of Dongting" won the gold medal in the second "Jin Lei Cup" Children's Vocal Competition held by the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture. She has been winning awards in national, provincial and municipal performances since she was 10 years old. Her teenage years were simply a road filled with medals and honors. At a young age, she can already sing more than 300 folk songs. At the 7th National Arts Festival and the 13th Star Awards Ceremony, her song "Shout Bashan, Shout Qingjiang" won the silver medal in the youth category.
In the Quyuan Temple Scenic Area, listen to the heavenly voice of "Little Li Qiong", feel the original Three Gorges folk songs, breathe in the delicious and beautiful new Three Gorges style, and the hundreds of twists and turns of the live version of "Mountain Road Ten" "Eight Bays" brings you not only a visual and auditory feast, but also an absolute surprise.
In the past few years, I have listened to this song countless times, and I still like it very much. I still hum the melody of this song from time to time. The lyrics are so beautiful and artistic; the tune is so characteristic of Hubei and feels so coherent. The songs and lyrics are organically blended together and become a complete work of art... (Written by Dayong)