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Top 3 Mandarin Pop-Song Singers That Are My All-Time Favorite

Are you interested in listening to songs that are written in Mandarin or Tai-gi? Are you looking for some good songs that are lesser known by someone who is learning Mandarin, but is really popular among native speakers? If your answers to both are "Yes!" then this list might help you with it.  <Please note that some of the songs might not be available in your region.> - 3.Nana Lee Chien-na  (李千那) Nana Lee is a singer and actress who sings in both Mandarin and Tai-gi. I love listening to her songs in both languages. Her Tai-gi album, which was released in December 2018, is really diverse. I love every song on that album. Though it is difficult to pick from her amazing works, here are the songs that I would listen to. All the songs  are about romance  except for 舊衫櫥, which is a song about father-daughter relationships. 憨憨and曖昧林檎, unlike traditional Tai-gi songs, is rather upbeat. And they are about taking that leap of faith when it comes to falling in love. Whi

4 Songs that Remind Us of Taiwan

What Song Would Best Represent Taiwan? For most Taiwanese, I think they would say one of the following. 望春風  Bāng Chhun-hong 四季紅  Sù-kùi-âng 雨夜花  The Torment of a Flower 月夜愁 Gua̍t-iā Tshiû Or as we call it "四月望雨", for short. The songs are written in the 1930s. They are still loved by many Taiwanese, even 'till these days. Initially, they are songs to be sung, yet as time went on many classical musicians in Taiwan rearranged them. They are now performed even at classical concerts in Taiwan. Although the original arrangements are now in the public domain, the lyrics are still protected by intellectual property rights. As a kid, I learned some of the words in my native tongue from singing the song  Bāng Chhun-hong .   For many Taiwanese w hen we go to school, we learn at least one of these songs on recorders.  Whenever we travel by flying Eva Air, they would play  Bāng Chhun-hong as we land in Taiwan.  Therefore, it is not an  exaggeration when I say that the