The original singer of Da Bowl of Tea at the Front Gate is Li Guyi.
Li Guyi, originally from Changsha, Hunan Province, was born in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, and graduated from the Hunan Provincial Academy of Fine Arts, a soprano and a national-level actress in mainland China. 1961, she joined the Hunan Provincial Flower Drum Opera Theatre and began her career in the stage. 1964, Li Guyi starred in her first flower-drum opera movie, Mending the Pot, and won the Outstanding Performance Award of Hunan Province and Five Central and Southern Provinces of the People's Republic of China in 1964 and 1965, respectively. Outstanding Performance Award in Hunan Province and five central and southern provinces.
On December 21, 1979, she recorded the song "Country Love", which was known as the first pop song in mainland China in the new era, and thus received more attention. 1988, Li Guyi was listed in the "Who's Who in the World" compiled by the Biographical Society of the U.S.A. In 1991, she was awarded the Outstanding Performer Prize of the Ministry of Culture, as well as the Outstanding Award for New Repertoire.
Song Lyrics
My grandfather used to play here when he was little
The tall front door
seemed like it was next to my home
A tuft of decaying grass
A few crickets chirped
Accompanying him through the grey years
Eat a bunch of ice-candy gourds. Tears
Now that I've returned from overseas
I see the red walls and blue tiles
The tall front door
Thinking about it in my dreams
The wind and rain of the years
Ruthlessly letting the winds and rain blow
Yet I see that it looks even more heroic
To call out to almonds and tofu
The taste of Beijing is really beautiful
With a child's heart, I can see that it has been a great experience for me. With a child's heart
With thoughts of a big bowl of tea
There are thousands of drinks in the world
Maybe it's the cheapest
But why why why why why
Why is its mellow flavor
They reach the ends of the earth
It reaches the ends of the earth
It reaches the ends of the earth
It reaches the end of the earth
It reaches the end of the earth
Why is it so delicious?