In the summer of 2022, Cai Pa and the team of "Hainan Stories" visited the home of husband-and-wife golden dance duo Chen Qiao and Liu Xuanliang in Guangzhou.

In the last installment of Hainan Stories, Cai Pa explored the storied career of the celebrated Chinese dance artist, Chen Qiao. In this episode, she takes a look at the life of Liu Xuanliang, the man who stood by her side through thick and thin, making numerous contributions to the world of Chinese folk dance along the way.

In the first installment, you will hear from Cai about the creation story of "It's Been a Long Time", a Hainan song famous throughout China.

If you were to ask someone what song comes to their mind when they think of Hainan, many would mention the song "Come on Down to Tianya Haijiao", which is filled with tropical imagery and extols the hearty, honest and welcoming nature of the island's locals.

"I'll Sing If You Ask Me", a song by Wang Moda, the raw energy of which paints a picture of optimism, confidence, and courage.

The story of how the song "Xisha, My Beloved Home" came to be is also the story of the song's composer Lü Yuan and lyricist Su Qixiong's fateful meeting on the shores of the South China Sea almost half a century ago.

Listen to the traditional Li folk song "The Five Rivers of Wuzhishan" and learn how it evolved from its ancient predecessor "The Ballad of Wuzhishan" into its modern-day choral version "Glimpses of Wuzhishan".

In this installment, Ms. Su Caixia, a local composer, editor of the "China Folk Songbook: Hainan Volume" and former news music director of Hainan Broadcasting Station explored the origins of the song "Oh, Wanquan, How Clear Your Waters Are".

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