Who is Sanjie Liu?

Liu Sanjie was born in the Tang Dynasty. She was an outstanding folk singer of the Zhuang nationality and was known as the "Song Fairy" and "Song Saint".

There are many legends about Liu Sanjie, some are passed down orally among the people, and some are recorded in ancient books and local chronicles. They are spread in Yishan and Liuzhou, Guangxi. It is said that Sister Liu’s family was poor, and she and her brother supported their mother by collecting firewood and farming. The third sister is smart, beautiful, and good at singing. The rich man Mo Huairen wanted to marry her, but the third sister refused. Mo Huairen invited three singing talents to try to defeat the third sister. The three scholars punted to Liu Sanjie's hometown - Yizhou, Guangxi. First they met the "younger sister" of the third sister who was washing clothes by the river. Listening to her singing was enough experience. Later, the three scholars sang a duet with Liu Sanjie, and they were defeated. return. Mo Huairen then forcibly banned singing among the people, but he couldn't help it. Mo Huairen became angry and plotted to kill the third sister. The third sister cleverly dressed up as a beggar and told Mo Renhuai that the third sister was singing in the cave again and led him Go and see. When Mo Huairen walked into the hole, the third sister knocked on the side of the hole with a cane, and the hole immediately closed, trapping him to death. Later, the third sister and a young man went to Yufeng Mountain in Liuzhou and Qixingyan in Guilin to sing. Finally, the two transformed into a pair of orioles and flew into the sky. This story is beautiful and vivid, and it was the first to compile the legend of Liu Sanjie after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The legend of Liu Sanjie is also said to be that Liu Sanjie was famous far and wide for her intelligence, beauty, hard work, and good singing. She fell in love with Li Xiaoniu, a singer who sells firewood in the same village. The rich man Mo Huairen tied the two men and threw them into the river in the name of violating ethics. Li was drowned and the third sister floated to Liuzhou, where she was rescued by an old fisherman and adopted as his adopted daughter. Later, Third Sister Liu became famous for singing in Liuzhou. Mo Huairen invited three singers to compete with Third Sister and returned home defeated. Mo became angry from shame and asked the thugs to tie the third sister up, put her in a pig cage, and sink her into the bottom of the river. After the death of the third sister, people offered sacrifices to two large carps in front of her grave. During the ceremony, the tomb opened and the third sister jumped out and rode a carp up to the sky. The other carp became "Yufeng Mountain".

Sanjie Liu was born in Zhuang Township and grew up in the sea of ??singing, so she can sing songs out of mouth. The content of Liu Sanjie's songs is mainly about people's lives, thoughts and wishes. It is said that Liu Sanjie left many songs among the people, which generally fall into the following three categories: first, songs sung duet with scholars, second, love songs, such as "Love Song", "Sister Lovesickness", etc., and third, labor songs. Liu Sanjie and her folk songs have had a profound influence on future generations. The Zhuang people call her the founder and leader of the "Song Fair". Stories and legends about her were either processed into poetry collections, or compiled into scripts and put on the stage. She was also filmed in the famous Chinese and foreign movie "Liu Sanjie", which was well received by people at home and abroad.