China News Service, Beijing, January 29th (Liu Zhuangshi Yeqiao) "If I hadn't met you, where would I be..." On the 29th, a music theme restaurant of Teresa Teng in Shijingshan, Beijing. Several "jun fans" and the restaurant The staff held an event to commemorate the 68th birthday of Teresa Teng.
Due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, this commemorative event is limited to more than ten people.
On January 29th, at the music theme restaurant of Teresa Teng in Shijingshan, Beijing, several "jun fans" and the restaurant staff held an event to commemorate the 68th birthday of Teresa Teng.
Photo by Lu Mei
At the scene, several "jun fans" sang the songs of Teresa Teng, ordered a pink double-layer birthday cake for Teresa Teng, and talked with Teresa Teng's third brother Tang Changfu on the spot.
Deng Changfu was cherishing his little sister in the cemetery of Teresa Teng in New Taipei City, Taiwan. During the call, he thanked the fans in mainland China for their love and enthusiasm for Teresa Teng.
Teresa Teng's life, as short as a shooting star, and as bright as a star, has influenced countless outstanding singers in the Chinese music scene.
What kind of magical power does Teresa Teng have that can make people remember her from generation to generation?
On January 29, in front of Teresa Teng’s tomb in "Junyuan", New Taipei City, Taiwan, Teresa Teng fans from various places presented her with flowers.
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Let time flow in a hurry, I only care about you
Some people say that where there are Chinese, there is Teresa Teng's singing.
Her singing career spreads all over Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Southeast Asia and other places. She is a household star in the Chinese world, and her influence in the Chinese music scene is unmatched.
Not only "post-70s" and "post-80s" like her, even many "post-00s" still love to sing her songs.
At the end of 2020, Teresa Teng Research Association planned and initiated the "Writing "Teng Lijun in My Heart"" event with the Global Teresa Teng Fan Association. So far, it has received more than 300 submissions from all over the world.
Data map: On May 9, 2015, "'If you can make a wish' Teresa Teng 20th Anniversary Virtual Man Commemoration Concert" debuted at the Taipei Arena, "Teng Lijun" "come back" to sing "Sweet Honey" and other famous songs.
Photo by Chen Xiaoyuan issued by China News Service
Yun Ye, the founder of the Teresa Teng Research Association, told the China News Network reporter that many young people's contributions impressed her.
A middle school student wrote: "Teng Lijun has many excellent qualities that have profoundly affected my life. She made me understand magnanimity, she made me understand the true meaning of love, and she made me understand that filial piety to my parents is much better than Success and fame is even more important. She taught me to love and persevere. The man is dead and the spirit will last forever."
Why do children born many years after Teresa Teng's death also like her songs?
Deng Changfu, the third brother of Teresa Teng, said in a telephone interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that in addition to the widespread recognition of singing, she is enthusiastic about charity, charity, and friendly to people. There is almost no negative news, so she is even more popular.
"I am also very grateful to so many fans who have been singing her songs."
Your smile is sweet, like flowers blooming in the spring breeze
The name "Teng Lijun" spread to the mainland at the end of the 1970s.
The soft and gentle singing made mainlanders who were accustomed to listening to model dramas suddenly discovered that the songs could still be sung like this.
In the 1980s, the name "Teng Lijun" has taken the mainland by storm.
For a time, wearing shirts, flared pants, toad glasses, plus a Sanyo card cassette recorder that played Teresa Teng songs became the "standard equipment" for fashionable young people of that era.
“I’ve been particularly fond of listening to Teresa Teng’s songs since elementary school. At that time, I secretly listened to Teresa Teng’s songs on shortwave radio.” Yun Ye said. She wrote to order Teresa Teng’s songs. A month later, the order was successful. She was so happy that she ran the yard , Tell all neighbors.
The story of Yun Ye is just a microcosm of Teresa Teng's popularity in the mainland.
In the second year after Teresa Teng died, the movie "Sweet Honey" was released.
The elements of Teresa Teng that emerged in the process of dividing and recombining the protagonist of the film all tell the audience: Teresa Teng has become a memory of that era and is rooted in the minds of a generation.
Data map: May 9, 2015, "'If you can make a wish' Teresa Teng 20th Anniversary Virtual Man Commemoration Concert" debut at the Taipei Arena, "Teng Lijun" and Fei Yuqing duet.
Photo by Chen Xiaoyuan issued by China News Service
I wish to fly like a white cloud, free and easy
The sweet and elegant Teresa Teng also has a lively and quirky side.
At the concert, the impromptu word change on the spot is not surprising.
"No girl in Alishan is beautiful, only I, Teresa Teng, is the most beautiful", the lyrics of "Wang Chunfeng" were also changed to "Unmarried in their 30s", and "Seventeen or Eighteen" to "30s". It is her own portrayal, but after singing, she secretly smiled embarrassedly. Isn't she a girl with a seventeen-year-old heart?
In the heart of the third brother Deng Changfu, Teresa Teng is the most intimate little sister.
"She is very filial to her parents and respects her elder brother. Even though she has become famous, she has never called her elder brother's name directly. They are all called'elder brother, second brother and third brother.' Sometimes we make mistakes, When she came back and was punished to kneel, she also followed behind and knelt down. Our father couldn't bear to punish us again. So she was also our "little lucky star"." Deng Changfu recalled to a reporter from Chinanews.com.
No matter how old she is, Teresa Teng has maintained a strong sense of girlhood; no matter what the performance occasion, she will release this charm appropriately.
"If you think I sang well, I hope you give me more applause." "If you think I sing badly... Then you can sing it yourself."
Data map: On March 28, 2014, "Dream Pursing-Teresa Teng Special Exhibition" was launched at the Hubei Provincial Museum.
Photo by Zhang Chang from China News Service
Who wouldn't like such a cute girl?
I spread a pair of wings, carried a hope on my back, and flew to the strange city, to the place I longed for
Her father is from Hebei and her mother is from Shandong. Teresa Teng has always been full of sincere love for her homeland.
In addition to Mandarin, Teresa Teng is proficient in Cantonese, Hokkien, and can do daily conversations in English and Japanese. He has also released Indonesian records.
But when asked "what do you say best", she answered "Shandong dialect".
In the 1980s, Teresa Teng released the album "Light and Secret Love".
The lyrics of the 12 songs in the album are all adapted from Tang Poems and Song Ci.
She has great enthusiasm for this album. In addition to wearing costumes to shoot the MV, there is also a book "Appreciation of Li Qingzhao's Poems by Queen Li" on her bedside.
In 1993, Teresa Teng said in a TV show in Japan: "I am Chinese. No matter where I live, no matter where I am in the world, I am a Chinese."
Deng Changfu said, "Teng Lijun loves Chinese traditional culture very much, and hopes to pass it on from generation to generation." Not having a concert in the mainland has become Teresa's biggest regret.
On January 29th, at the music theme restaurant of Teresa Teng in Shijingshan, Beijing, several "jun fans" and the restaurant staff held an event to commemorate the 68th birthday of Teresa Teng.
The picture shows "Jun Fan" singing Teresa Teng's songs.
Photo by Lu Mei
After parting tonight, when will you come again
Deng Changfu once mentioned that he likes Teresa Teng's "If I Can Make a Wish" very much, and he has always had such a wish in his heart, hoping that Teresa Teng can be reborn and sing on stage.
With the development of technology, this wish was realized.
The "virtual Teresa Teng" produced by digital technology combined with holographic projection has appeared in concerts of Jay Chou and Fei Yuqing respectively.
In May 2017, Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation created the first virtual human 5D music fantasy show.
Deng Changfu revealed that he has completed the restoration of 20 songs including "Sweet Honey", "I Only Care About You", and "I Wish You Long Last". In addition to singing, "Virtual Teresa Teng" can also talk to the audience.
The Teresa Teng Cultural and Education Foundation plans to hold concert tours in mainland China, Thailand, Malaysia and other places after the epidemic, "It seems that Miss Deng is standing on the stage again and singing for everyone."
Teresa Teng Music Theme Restaurant is the only theme restaurant authorized by Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation and named after Teresa Teng. It has been in business for 10 years.
The founder of the restaurant Zheng Rongbin said that we all got together because of Teresa Teng. Every employee of the restaurant would sing Teresa Teng’s songs and could tell a story about Teresa Teng. Because of Teresa Teng, this restaurant has also harvested many stories.
On the 29th, even though there was no audience, the "Jun Fan" on the stage was still devoted to singing, expressing his deep miss and love for Teresa Teng.
Just as Teresa Teng's best friend Lin Qingxia once wrote when reminiscing about Teresa Teng in the collection of essays "The Cloud Goes to the Clouds": "The world thinks that she has gone to heaven, but I know she is still on earth."
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