"Orchid Grass" is a song originally sung by Yinxia.

"Orchid Grass" was written by Hu Shi and composed by Chen Xiande and Zhang Bi. The song was released on September 1, 1979 and was included in the album "Answer". Zhang Jiaxing, whose stage name is Yinxia. Born in Taipei City, Taiwan Province, China on May 21, 1960, she graduated from the University of Marin in San Francisco. She is a famous female singer, movie star and host of campus folk songs in Taiwan, China.

Yinxia is a Taiwanese female singer in the early 1980s, and her sister is actress Zhen Zhen. Yinxia is a famous singer, movie star and host of Taiwanese campus folk songs. She has been out of the entertainment industry since 1994.

This song is adapted from a poem "Hope" written by Mr. Hu Shi in his early years. In the summer of 1921, Hu Shi went to Xishan. His friends Xiong Bingsan and his wife gave him a pot of orchids, which he happily took home. . So he wrote this little poem inspired by it. Later, it was modified and set to music by Chen Xiande and Zhang Bi from Taiwan, and it was renamed "Orchid Grass", which became widely sung.

Appreciation of the song "Orchid Grass"

The song "Orchid Grass" breaks the limitations of old Shanghai and traditional ballads in music, highlighting the simple, plain and catchy style of the work , also borrowed a large number of Western musical instruments, integrated them to create a new form of Mandarin folk songs, and "singing your own songs" became elegant for a while.

The impatient waiter has become more relaxed and calm. While retaining the idea, content, and form of the original poem, the adapted song has become more widely known and has far-reaching influence. The freshness, simplicity and true feelings shown in the song give the original poem a new life.

The song "Orchid Grass" has a beautiful melody and is easy to sing, while the lyrics are even more charming. An unfulfilled wish is symbolized by orchid grass, and every sentence makes people expect, care and question.