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on the evening of august 30, dao lang's online concert "where mountain songs are played" was held on wechat video account. it started at 20:00 and ended at around 23:30. the more than three-hour concert attracted more than 52 million viewers and received over 600 million likes.

daolang's real name is luo lin. he was born in 1971 in zizhong county, neijiang city, sichuan. his mother used to dance in the zizhong county art troupe, his father was in charge of lighting, and his cousin was a composer. "no. 22 nanshuncheng street" is daolang's weibo name. nanshuncheng street is an alley in zizhong county. the stage for this online concert was built in nanshuncheng street, zizhong, sichuan, daolang's hometown.

during the performance, daolang talked about his hometown: "zizhou is my hometown, where i was born, and here are many of my relatives and friends." he pointed to the stage and said, "this is my home. my home is next to the ancient city wall of zizhou. my parents, my brother and i, a family of four, live here." then, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the side and said, "the river in front is called tuojiang river. when i was a child, i often played the piano and sang to this river. i regarded the river as my audience and imagined myself holding a concert at the doorstep of my home. i didn't expect that today, this dream would come true." then, daolang sang a song "hometown of yu meiren". daolang admitted that this song was created when he left zizhou. this time when he returned to his hometown, he rewrote the song. he hopes to convey his emotions about zizhou, growth and the present through this song.

in the middle of the concert, it started to drizzle, and daolang held up an umbrella to sing "resurrection umbrella". however, as the rain gradually got heavier, the concert was forced to stop for fear that the live instruments would get wet. from the live broadcast, we can see that the on-site staff took out plastic sheets to cover the instruments and equipment, and daolang and the performers hid in the awning to chat with netizens.

in the online concert that night, daolang not only sang the well-known songs "the first snow of 2002", "wolf in sheep's clothing", "camel bell", "punishment for impulse", etc., but also sang the widely circulated songs from the new album "mountain songs are few" such as "rakshasa sea city" and "inverted song". it is understood that the income from the online concert will be used for charity.

daolang photo source: visual china

daolang is mysterious to many people. he became famous overnight with the song "the first snow in 2002", which changed his originally peaceful life. he also chose to "escape" for a time. after his "comeback" in early 2006, he faded out of the public eye again in 2013. in july 2023, daolang, who had been "silent" for ten years, returned with a new album "mountain songs" and became popular again overnight. among them, the song "rakshasa sea city" swept multiple music platforms. many listeners couldn't help but sigh, "i thought daolang had stopped singing, but it turned out that he was sharpening his knife."

according to red star news, until now, whenever daolang contacts or talks with relatives and friends in his hometown, he still calls himself "luo erwa..." in fluent sichuan dialect.

when daolang was still "luo lin", he pursued his dream of music desperately. when he was a child, he followed others to learn piano in the art troupe; in his spare time, he helped his cousin copy music scores and earned 50 cents for each score; he also followed his parents in the county art troupe to perform in the countryside... at that time, luo lin often sneaked into the art troupe and fiddled with various musical instruments. there he heard many folk songs about xinjiang, and it was from then on that he began to like xinjiang music.

in pursuit of his dream of becoming a musician, luo lin once worked in a dance hall and formed a band. in the early 1990s, he went to hainan to develop his career and met his current wife, becoming a "xinjiang son-in-law". later, he followed his wife to xinjiang and saw the passionate maixilaipu, the humorous nazirkum (singing and dancing entertainment activities), and the passionate and high-pitched singing of the "daolang people". he found the "most desired voice" in his heart. in 2003, luo lin officially took the stage name "daolang" and released a cover album "western love songs" in xinjiang.

many people heard the name "dao lang" from the song "the first snow of 2002" released in 2004. at that time, dao lang's studio was in urumqi. that day, he walked out of the studio and it happened to be snowing. not far away, there was a girl from an ethnic minority, wearing bright clothes and very eye-catching in the white snow. at this time, someone said: "this is the first snow of 2002". out of the professional sensitivity of a musician, dao lang returned to the studio and was inspired to write the song "the first snow of 2002" that made him famous overnight.

on november 16, 2004, daolang made his first appearance in changsha, hunan, singing "the first snow of 2002" photo credit: visual china

in january 2004, daolang's new album "the first snow of 2002" became popular all over china without any publicity. in addition to the title song of the album, "lover" and "punishment of impulse" were also widely sung. the album eventually topped the chinese music charts with sales of 2.7 million copies, and it is still a legend in chinese record sales. some people estimate that the sales of this album may exceed 10 million copies, including pirated copies. in the era when the internet was not yet popular, daolang became a veritable "national singer."