Xin Huguang (born 16 October 1933 in Shanghai) is a notable modern Chinese composer.[1] Her family comes from Jiangxi in China's south. In 1948, she went to Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi, to commence musical studies. In 1951, she enlisted at the Conservatory of the Central Music University in Beijing. Her classmate Mei Li Qi Ge introduced her to Mongolian folk music, and this idiom has informed her composing ever since. She commenced collecting tapes and written articles on the subject. She met her future husband Bao Yu Shan, from Ke Zuo Zhong Qi in Mongolia while he was studying saxophone at the Conservatory. At the completion of her studies she composed Ga Da Mei Lin as a symphonic tone poem. The premier performance caused a stir as few could credit a 23 year old female graduate with its composition. In that year she went with her husband to teach and compose music in Mongolia where she remained for the next 26 years. In 1982, she returned to Beijing to continue her work. In 1991, she visited America. She had three sons, the third San Bao also becoming a composer.