The original singer of People Say Shanxi is Good Scenery is Guo Lanying.
"People Say Shanxi is a song composed by Zhang Dichang, with lyrics by Qiao Yu, and first sung by Guo Lanying, released in 1959 as an interlude to the movie Young People in Our Village.On November 8, 1995, Zhang was also awarded the Third China Golden Record Award for his performance of the song.
In 1958, when the movie "Young People in Our Village" was ready to start shooting, Qiao Yu and Zhang Dichang came to Niangziguan and along the Fenyang Yudao River in Shanxi Province with the film crew to experience rural life. Qiao Yu walked from Taiyuan to Fenyang, and was warmly received by the Shanxi folks along the way. He was so impressed that he created the lyrics for the song, and Zhang Dichang then combined them with the characteristics of Shanxi's local music to complete the score.
The lyrics of People Say Shanxi is Good Scenery are in seven lines, and the rhyme scheme is very elegant. The lyrics embody a language style that is simple and simple in texture, and demonstrate the author's artistic ability to master different subjects. The first stanza of the song is about the natural scenery and the grandeur of the man of the hour pointing out the mountains and rivers, which has been praised by the commentators. The song is composed in a fresh and natural way, with a smooth melody and a beautiful, mellow and friendly tune, which blends the flavor of folk songs with the spirit of the times in an appropriate way.
Introduction of Guo Lanying:
Born on December 31, 1930, in Xiangle Township, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, Guo Lanying is a Chinese soprano, Jin opera singer, opera singer, and national vocal music educator. She is a member of the Fourth National Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and a member of the Second and Third Councils of the China Musicians Association. Honorary member of the tenth session of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. 1982 to teach at the China Conservatory of Music, 1986 in Panyu, Guangdong Province, Guo Lanying Art School as principal.
Guo Lanying made pioneering contributions to the establishment of China's national opera performance system and the development of the national singing art through her unremitting efforts and explorations during her 60 years of artistic career. Her glorious stage art images of Xi'er, Xiaoqin and Hu Lanzi are loved by the masses. She is an outstanding representative of China's new national opera. She went deep into life and toured all over the country; she visited countries in five continents, spreading Chinese culture and art, and was repeatedly honored with art awards at home and abroad.