The original singer of the song "Nanniwan" is Guo Lanying and the chorus of the music and dance epic "The East is Red".

"Nanniwan" is a song sung by Guo Lanying and the chorus of the music and dance epic "The East is Red", recorded in 1965. Included in the album "Solo Selection of Famous Singer Guo Lanying" released by China Record Group Company on January 1, 1984.

On August 26, 2015, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television released the results of the online voting for "My Top Ten Favorite Anti-Japanese War Songs". "Nanniwan" was one of the 10 songs selected.

Creative background

After some hard work and meditation, the founder finally imagined a Yangko dance called "Flower Basket". Eight actresses held eight pairs of flower baskets and performed on the stage of the series. The last lyric is called "Nanniwan". After receiving the task of writing lyrics, the poet He Jingzhi combined his deep understanding and experience of military and civilian production activities in border areas to comprehensively prepare and write the lyrics.

The Yangko dance "Flower Basket" was performed in mourning at Nanniwan and was very popular among all the officers and soldiers of the 359th Brigade. Wang Zhen happily walked onto the stage, shook hands with the performers and took photos with them. The song "Nanniwan" was born.

Later, with the "Flower Basket" tour in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, especially after Guo Lanying sang it, the song quickly became popular in the border areas and spread throughout the country. The artistic career of the famous singer Guo Lanying also began.