Gaokao candidates learn lessons in testing times

"I really love music and can't live without it. Like other musicians, I want to express my ideas and opinions," he said, referring to lyrics like those below.

Some people see profits from national disaster/Some people deliver masks regardless of danger.

Some people seeking wild tastes forget the advice of the ancestors/Some people heading up isolation rooms repeat the sincere prayer.

According to Education Community, a column in China Youth Daily, Liu said he felt uncomfortable with some opinions expressed on the internet, such as rumors that hospitals had no facilities to treat those infected with the virus, and the fact that people from Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, faced discrimination.

He responded in the song, which he created in about six hours, spending a whole morning producing the beats. He sent a demo to Li, who wrote most of the words.

"Li made a great contribution to the lyrics and I just polished them. I'm unfamiliar with remixing techniques, so the arrangement was not deft because of my limited time and skills," Liu said.

Initially, he thought the virus was far removed from his daily life.

"But now, it is close. None of us wants to see family members passing away, especially in our gaokao year. Even worse, the comments on social media are depressing and annoying. That's why I decided to make this song," Liu wrote on WeChat.

"I hope the haters will hear my voice."

Li Jingxuan, a third grader at Beijing No 14 High School, echoed Liu's feelings.

"A friend told me that people in their community in Northeast China had attacked cars carrying Hubei license plates," she said.

She added that she saw a comprehensive range of humanity in the epidemic; not only the bright side, like those fighting the virus on the front line, but also the dark side, including fraudsters who are making profits by selling fake face masks.

"The Chinese people are united in favor of some big things," she said, referring to the song's lyrics.

Respect, we are fighting for the same goal/Respect for RDFZ, I call/Respect. Only united can we conquer obstacles.