"Kangding Qingge" (), or "Kangding Love Song", is a traditional

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Province. The song is one of the most popular songs across the

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History

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in 2004 In 1946, while studying vocal music in Sikang Province, the Quanzhou native Wu Wen-ji had collected the song Paoma Liuliude Shanshang (On the Running Horse Mountain) amongst other local folk songs. While teaching at a

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military academy, Wu scored and renamed the song as Kangding Love Song, after the

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of the Sikang Province. The song was then spread to the rest of China after being performed by then popular Soprano Yu Yixuan. The song has been performed or covered by many famous artists around the world, including

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, and

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Lyrics

In popular culture

*The song was featured in an episode of the T.V. series ''Daredevil'' Season 01 Episode 05 titled "World On Fire". *The song "Runaway Train", from the soundtrack of the 2003 video game, '' Command and Conquer: Generals'', samples this song. *This song is also sampled in a soundtrack of ''

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. *The song "Fuji I (Global Dub)", from the album '' Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT'' by Akron/Family features a re-imagined version of this song. *The song also appears, mixed, in a video of Mandarin Oriental Luxury Hotel Hong Kong *The song "The Smooth Love Song" (溜溜的情歌), from the album ''Hui Wei'' (回蔚) by

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, samples this song. *The song "Kangding Love Song and Liuliu Tune" remix by Tan weiwei on I Am A Singer season 3, Ep9 in 2015. *

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sings a portion of the song in the movie '' Dragons Forever''.

References

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