I Love This Blue Ocean was originally sung by Hu Baoshan.
1. "I Love This Blue Ocean" is a song sung by Hu Baoshan. It was written by Hu Baoshan and Wang Chuanliu and composed by Hu Baoshan. It was created in 1973. In 2019, the song was selected into the "100 Excellent Songs to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" by the Central Propaganda Department.
2. Singer profile: Hu Baoshan (June 8, 1935 - September 13, 2019), born in Beijing, Manchu, graduated from the Sofia Conservatory of Music in Bulgaria, baritone singer from mainland China , the former national first-class actor of Hai Zheng Song and Dance Troupe. Hu Baoshan was born in an aristocratic family. He was good at painting and calligraphy since he was a child. He also liked music and singing. In 1950, Hu Baoshan participated in the army's literary and artistic work and joined the Public Security Army Art Troupe (the predecessor of the Armed Police Art Troupe). Joining the Communist Party of China in 1956, he studied vocal music with Cai Jingyi and attended Medvedev's class. In 1958, Hu Baoshan and Shi Hong'e, the representative singer of Chinese Bel Canto, went to Bulgaria to study for postgraduate studies with Cherkin, where they studied vocal music and received the guidance of vocal professor Brenbarov. After graduating and returning to China, he worked in the General Political Department Song and Dance Ensemble, the People's Liberation Army Art Academy, and the Maritime Administration Song and Dance Ensemble. During his time in the Maritime Administration Song and Dance Ensemble, he served as chorus captain, vocal instructor, teacher, and soloist. Hu Baoshan has composed and sung a wide range of songs. The most well-known is the naval song "I Love This Blue Ocean" composed in 1973. In June 2019, "I Love This Blue Ocean" (written by Hu Baoshan and Wang Chuanliu, composed by Hu Baoshan) was selected into the "100 Excellent Songs to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" by the Central Propaganda Department.