Gu's works based on classical literature to feature in concerts

Gu Jianfen, one of the country's most prolific composers, has been into music for the past six decades.

And while she is better known for pop hits such as The Kiss From Mother, Missing and Young Friends Come Together, since 2005 she has composed 50 songs with classical literature as lyrics.

Now, from May 31 to June 2, the 83-year-old Gu will join the China Oriental Performing Arts Group in Beijing, to showcase her songs adapted from Chinese classical literature, such as San Zi Jing, or The Three-Character Classic, a 13th-century text for children on Confucian philosophy, and Di Zi Gui, or Standards for Being a Good Pupil and Child, written in the 17th century, which is based on Confucius' teachings.