The original singer of the song "Little White Poplar" is Yan Weiwen. "Little White Poplar" was written by Liang Shangquan and composed by Shi Xin. The song was composed in 1984 and was later included in Yan Weiwen's album "Songs of Karamay" released on March 15, 1990. In 1982, lyricist Liang Shangquan was invited by his comrades to experience life in the Xinjiang Military Region. When he saw the rows of towering white poplars standing tall and green beside the highway, he thought of the heroic and upright soldiers. Later, Liang Shangquan went to Inner Mongolia to experience life in the Hulunbuir Prairie and the Greater Khingan Mountains forest area. On the Sino-Soviet border, outposts stood tall, and soldiers on guard stood like poplars on the border line. This inspired him to write lyrics, and he wrote the lyrics of "Little White Poplar" in Hulunbuir on July 16, 1983. Brief introduction of Yan Weiwen Yan Weiwen was born in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province. He is a Chinese singer and a first-class actor in the Song and Dance Troupe of the General Political Department. In 1984, he participated in the first Youth TV Singer Grand Prix. In 1990, he won the top ten national film and television singers. In 1996, he participated in the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala and performed the sketch "Adventures at Work". In 2009, "The Motherland is in My Heart" was released. In February 2016, he participated in the 2016 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and sang the song "Crossing the Snowy Mountains and Grasslands". By chance, Yan Weiwen met Professor Zhang, who taught vocal music at Shanxi University, and he began to learn systematic vocal art from Professor Zhang. After being trained by Professor Zhang, Yan Weiwen has made great progress in the art of singing and gradually became a pillar of the propaganda team. In 1979, Yan Weiwen, who was becoming more and more successful on his artistic path, was once again favored by fate and entered the Song and Dance Troupe of the General Political Department.