In the home of a poor farmer in the North China Plain, there lived an innocent little girl. When she was two or three years old, her mother died. After living with his father at first, although he was very poor, he was not abused at all. Later, his father married his stepmother and gave birth to a younger brother, and his life became even more difficult. She couldn't get any warmth, and she missed her mother even more in loneliness and sadness.

The only things that accompany her are her own singing and tears. The tears dried up, but the song spread, arousing tears of sympathy from more children. These children were also from poor families and had their own pains. They pinned their pains on the song "Little Cabbage" and sang it as their own song with tears in their eyes.

They process and transform "Little Baicai" according to their own feelings and understanding, making it constantly perfect and more universal. In this way, this song has been passed down from generation to generation in North China, spreading farther and farther. This little girl and many children who later sang it are the composers of this song "Little Cabbage".

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Influence of the song

The theme song "The North Wind Blows" of the opera "The White-Haired Girl" composed by Ma Ke, Zhang Lu and others is based on This song was written as a result of material development.

Composers Ma Ke and Qu Xixian each adapted this song into an a cappella children's chorus, which was also widely sung.

Scope of circulation

"Little Baicai" successfully portrays the painful mood of an innocent and lovely child from a poor family who is abused and helpless after losing his mother. A social life phenomenon that arouses widespread sympathy from people. Therefore, it is widely circulated in Hebei and northern my country, and is an excellent traditional children's song that is almost well-known to every household.