Lan Huahua

"Lan Huahua" (simplified Chinese: 蓝花花/兰花花; traditional Chinese: 藍花花/蘭花花; pinyin: Lán Huāhuā) is a folk song from northern Shaanxi in China. The song tells of a rebellious woman named Lan Huahua who, forced into an arranged marriage, chooses to break with convention and runs away with her lover. In other versions of the story, she committed suicide. The song became highly popular in the People's Republic of China era where she was portrayed as a symbol of class struggle, and the story of the song has been retold in poems, novels, musical dramas and television shows.

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