"An old man drew a circle on the South China Sea" comes from "The Story of Spring", a representative song of China's reform and opening up. It is a song written by Jiang Kairu and Ye Xuquan and composed by Wang Yougui. It was first sung by Shenzhen female singer Liu Shaowen at the finals of the Guangdong Provincial Youth Song Composition Competition, and the version premiered on CCTV in October 1994 was sung by Dong Wenhua. The lyrics of this song are:
In 1979, it was a spring
An old man drew a circle on the South China Sea
Mythically Cities rise up
Golden mountains miraculously gather together
Spring thunder awakens the inside and outside of the Great Wall
Chunhui warms both sides of the river
Ah, China, ah, China
You have taken a majestic new step
You have taken a majestic new step
Into Vientiane Renewal Spring
In 1992, it was another spring
An old man wrote a poem on the South China Sea
The spring tide is rolling between heaven and earth
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The vast sails are raised on the journey
The spring breeze blows green the Eastern China
The spring rain nourishes the hometown of China
Ah, China, ah , China
You unfolded a century-old new picture
You unfolded a century-old new picture
Hold out a colorful spring
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As a representative song of China's reform and opening up, this song has won the Gold Award of the Second Music Television Competition of CCTV, the Sixth Five-One Project Award of the Central Propaganda Department, and the Golden Bell Award. Awards, becoming the song that has won the most national awards. In December 2019, it was selected into the top ten songs of "Singing China" - the most beautiful city music card.
Creative background: In 1992, Jiang Kairu, the lyricist of the song, saw the long newsletter "Eyes Full of Spring in the Eastern Wind" in a newspaper. The article reported on the rapid development of Shenzhen. Jiang Kairu therefore wanted to see Shenzhen in person. , and went to Shenzhen alone. When Jiang Kairu arrived in Shenzhen, he was infected by the scene in front of him, so he decided to stay in Shenzhen and got a job in an entrepreneurial art troupe in Shenzhen. During this period, he was inspired by the idea and composed the song, which was completed in 1992. On the morning of December 16th. Because of Jiang Kairu's personal background and his kindness, respect and gratitude for Deng Xiaoping, he called Deng Xiaoping "an old man" in his lyrics, and because when Jiang Kairu first arrived in Shenzhen, Shenzhen was surrounded by barbed wire. He described the creation of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone as "drawing a circle." On March 7, 1993, the lyrics of the song were published in "Shenzhen Special Zone News". Jiang Kairu took the newspaper and asked composer Wang Yougui to compose music. Wang Yougui refused because the language format of the lyrics was difficult to express in music. However, Jiang Kairu did not give up. He would send Wang Yougui lyrics every once in a while. In 1994, after Jiang Kairu learned that Guangdong Province would hold a youth song composition competition, he approached Wang Yougui again. Wang Yougui repeatedly recited the lyrics in Hunan dialect and got inspiration in the process. The two completed "Spring" after an hour and a half. The first draft of "The Story". After composing the lyrics, Wang Yougui composed music for the lyrics and took the work to participate in the Guangdong Province Youth Song Composition Competition, but unfortunately failed, so the two found Ye Xuquan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Youth Federation. With the help of Ye Xuquan, the three of them came up with the idea. The song was improved and submitted directly to the judging panel of the Guangdong Youth Song Composition Competition for official release.
Social impact:
Since its release, the song has become synonymous with China's reform and opening up, and its manuscript is collected in the Shenzhen Museum?[4]?.
In 1997, "Spring Story" was selected as the theme song for the twelve-episode large-scale documentary TV documentary "Deng Xiaoping" [8].
On October 24, 2007, the Chang'e-1 lunar exploration satellite was launched and "Spring Story" was played in space?[9]?.
The title of the song was named after one of the phalanxes of the mass parades celebrating the 50th and 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (the 60th anniversary is the seventh phalanx).