The original singer of Fields of Hope is Yang Shuqing.
On the Fields of Hope is a song written by Chen Xiaoguang and composed by Shi Guangnan, which was performed by the China Radio Chorus with Yang Shuqing*** in 1981.
In 1982, the song was given to a young female singer who was not yet 20 years old at the time, and her heartfelt rendition, full of youthful vigor, made the song's beautiful melody and highly contagious lyrics spread quickly.
In 1985, "On the Fields of Hope" won the first prize in the "Contemporary Youth Favorite Songs" contest sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the Central Committee of the **** Youth League. 1989, the song was awarded the "Five Continents Cup" prize by the Central People's Broadcasting Station. In 2019, the song was selected as one of the "100 Excellent Songs to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China".
Social Impact of "On the Field of Hope".
"On the Fields of Hope", as a classic song in the early period of reform and opening up, was not only selected as a 20th century Chinese music classic, but also chosen by UNESCO as a music teaching material track in the Asia-Pacific region. It was one of the songs promoted by the Central Committee of the **** Youth League, and was also the group dance song for the "35th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" on the National Day in 1984.
In September 2007, "On the Fields of Hope" was sent to space as a song for the Chang'e I lunar exploration satellite.
On October 24, 2014, China's lunar probe vehicle flew into space with a "Chinese music chip", and "On the Fields of Hope" was chosen as one of the 10 musical compositions.
On May 25, 2022, the song was selected as one of the "Speech" under the spirit of illumination - a list of 100 works of literature and art.