In that place wholly faraway
Encyclopedia
"In that place wholly farway" (in , pinyin
: Zai na yaoyuan de difang,) is the first line and title of the popular Chinese
song that Wang Luobin
, the song writer and ethnic music researcher, wrote in 1938, inspired by a Kazakh
folk song that he had collected in the area now called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. His lyrics continue to describe about a pretty young girl who lives there to be like a sunshine, making everyone around her happy. This song and "Molihua" are among the best known Chinese folk songs.
This song is also known to some as a song from Qinghai Province, where there are more ethnic Tibetan people
than Uyghur people
live. It is because Wang Luobin wrote this song, as he was assisting a friend in Xining
, Qinghai Province, in a movie making project, met a young Tibetan girl there, and wrote this song.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Zai na yaoyuan de difang,) is the first line and title of the popular Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
song that Wang Luobin
Wang Luobin
Wang Luobin was a renowned Han Chinese songwriter. He specialized in composing Mandarin-language songs based on the music of various ethnic minorities in western China.Wang was born in Beijing on 28 December 1913...
, the song writer and ethnic music researcher, wrote in 1938, inspired by a Kazakh
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
folk song that he had collected in the area now called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. His lyrics continue to describe about a pretty young girl who lives there to be like a sunshine, making everyone around her happy. This song and "Molihua" are among the best known Chinese folk songs.
This song is also known to some as a song from Qinghai Province, where there are more ethnic Tibetan people
Tibetan people
The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan...
than Uyghur people
Uyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
live. It is because Wang Luobin wrote this song, as he was assisting a friend in Xining
Xining
Xining is the capital of Qinghai province, People's Republic of China, and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. It has 2,208,708 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,198,304 live in the built up area made of 4 urban districts.-History:...
, Qinghai Province, in a movie making project, met a young Tibetan girl there, and wrote this song.