Kangding Qingge Explained

"Kangding Qingge"
C:	康定情歌
L:	Love Song of Kangding
P:	Kāngdìng qínggē
Bpmf:	ㄎㄤ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄜ
W:	K'ang^1-ting^4 Ch'ing^2-ko^1
Also Known As:	Kangding Love Song

"Kangding Qingge", or "Kangding Love Song", is a traditional folk song of Kangding, Sichuan Province.^[1] The song is one of the most popular songs across the Sinosphere.^[2]

History

thumb|right|250px|Kangding 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.^[3] While teaching at a Kuomintang military academy, Wu scored and renamed the song as Kangding Love Song, after the capital 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 Placido Domingo, Timi Zhuo, and A-mei.^{[4] [5] [6]}

In popular culture

• The song was featured in an episode of the T.V. series Daredevil Season 01 Episode 05 titled "World On Fire".^[8]
• The song "Runaway Train", from the soundtrack of the 2003 video game, , samples this song.
• This song is also sampled in a soundtrack of Dynasty Warriors 4, a video game by Koei.
• The song "Fuji I (Global Dub)", from the album 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 Karen Mok, 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.
• Sammo Hung sings a portion of the song in the movie Dragons Forever.
• This song is sampled in the Metal Slug 6 original soundtrack, "Asian Impact".

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liu. Yi. Kang-Ding Love Song: Stories Inside and Outside the Music. Chinese Culture Creative Commons. 7 September 2010. 30 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502051905/http://chinablog.cc/2010/09/kang-ding-love-song-stories-inside-and-outside-the-music/. 2 May 2016. live.
2. Web site: Chinese Folk Songs & Kanding Love Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085535/http://lakewood.uakron.edu/home/academics/seminars/docs/DescriptChineseFolkSong.pdf. 19 March 2015. live. University of Akron Lakewood.
3. Web site: Three Chinese Folk Songs. Mark Templeton Choral Music. 30 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160930063214/http://www.mtchoralmusic.com/three-chinese-folk-songs.html. 30 September 2016. live.
4. Web site: Song Zuying, Placido Domingo, Lang Lang - Love Song of Kangding. https://web.archive.org/web/20111106232046/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuBEtqBRSY0 . 2011-11-06 . dead. YouTube. 30 September 2016.
5. Web site: 卓依婷 - 康定情歌 (Kangding Love Song). https://web.archive.org/web/20150530180634/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJqTJm4-Mok . 2015-05-30 . dead. YouTube. 30 September 2016.
6. Web site: 張惠妹 A-Mei - 康定情歌. https://web.archive.org/web/20140131213854/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHMzYnKfq2U . 2014-01-31 . dead. YouTube. 30 September 2016.
7. Web site: Kangding Love Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704232405/http://english.cri.cn/8706/2013/01/04/2241s741956.htm. dead. 4 July 2015. Liu. Xiangwei. CRI English.
8. Web site: Marvel's Daredevil: Blind Guy Singing / Taxi Cab Fight Scene. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809163411/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o8u8Hjub6U&gl=US&hl=en . 2016-08-09 . dead. YouTube. 30 September 2016.