Personal Experience of a Folk Song Journey

Author: Wang Xiping, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The purpose of this series is to trace the true origins of Chinese folk songs, enhance awareness of Chinese folk songs, promote affinity for Chinese folk songs, and advance the new cultural concept of Chinese folk songs. This book collects the personal journeys of 27 creative contributors, featuring personalized writing, diverse perspectives, and sincere emotional records. Folk songs are an integral part of the splendid culture of the Chinese nation, and they have also been a way for people to sing about life and express emotions for thousands of years. Many enduring folk songs have accompanied us since childhood. "Folk Songs · China" is a book series that complements the "Folk Songs · China" program on China Central Television's Music Channel, documenting authentic folk songs. This series is conceptualized as a "singing folk song map," presenting folk songs from various aspects such as storytelling culture, musical score records, artist information, and personal experiences, with a focus on "authentic folk songs" in multiple ways. The series aims to trace the true origins of Chinese folk songs, enhance readers' awareness of them, foster affinity for Chinese folk songs, and promote the new cultural concept of folk songs. "Personal Journey in Folk Songs" collects the personal journeys of the creative contributors of the "Folk Songs · China" program. On average, they are under 30 years old. From being unfamiliar with and disinterested in folk songs to becoming utterly captivated by them, they say that folk songs have given them a new understanding of life. With personalized writing, they record their sincere emotions about folk songs from their unique perspectives. You will be moved and even touched by them, and you will surely fall in love with folk songs.