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Chinese
  
康定情歌

Hanyu Pinyin
  
Kāngdìng qínggē

Wade–Giles
  
K'ang-ting Ch'ing-ko

Literal meaning
  
Love Song of Kangding

Bopomofo
  
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Kangding Qingge

"Kangding Qingge" (Chinese: 康定情歌; pinyin: Kāngdìng Qínggē; Wade–Giles: K'ang1-ting4 Ch'ing2-ko1) (literally "Love song of Kangding"), or "Kangding Love Song", is a traditional folk song of Kangding, Sichuan Province. The song is one of the most popular song across the Sinosphere.

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History

In 1946, while studying vocal music in Sikang Province, the Quanzhou native Wu Wen-ji had collected the song Paomao Liuliude Shanshang (On the Running Horse Mountain) amongst other local folk songs. While teaching at a Kuomingtang military academy, Wu scored and renamed the song as Kangding Love Song, after the capital of the Sikang Province. The song was then spread to the rest of China after being performed by then popular Soprano Yu Yixuan.

The song is recognized by UNESCO as one of the world's top 10 folk songs. The song has been performed or covered by many famous artists around the world, including Placido Domingo, Timi Zhuo , and A-mei.

  • The song was featured in an episode of the T.V. series Daredevil Season 01 Episode 05 titled "World On Fire".
  • The song "Runaway Train", from the soundtrack of the 2003 video game, Command and Conquer: Generals, samples this song.
  • This song is also sampled in a soundtrack of Dynasty Warriors 4, a video game by Koei.
  • The song "Fuji I (Global Dub), from the album Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT by Akron/Family features a re-imagined version of this song.

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    Kangding Qingge Wikipedia
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