A Collection of 100 Classic Love Songs

Author: Li Rushong, edited by Che Guangguang
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Publish Date: 1997-08-01
Features: In folk and creative traditions both domestically and internationally, there are numerous beautiful and profound love songs. Many of them have been sung by generations after generations, influencing one era after another, and most will continue to be sung. To preserve these treasures, this song collection has been compiled, with the guiding principles and criteria being "extensive, comprehensive, and exquisite." "Extensive" means collecting representative love songs from different regions across various historical periods as much as possible; "comprehensive" means reflecting the entirety of love songs as thoroughly as possible; "exquisite" means selecting the most representative, distinctive, and influential songs. The "100 Classic Love Songs Collection" is divided into three parts: The first part is "Folk Customs," featuring love songs from ethnic or folk traditions, similar to the "Feng" section of the Book of Songs; the second part is "Creative Symphonies," selected from the outstanding works of excellent composers since the May Fourth Movement, resembling the Chuci—"the Songs of Chu," with more prominent individual expressions; the third part is Love Songs Beyond the City Walls, consisting entirely of world-famous serenades.