Xin Hua

Xin Hua (Traditional Chinese: 心華; Simplified Chinese: 心华) is a Chinese-capable VOCALOID formerly developed by the YAMAHA Corporation in collaboration with Gynoid Co., Ltd.. She was initially distributed by Facio which was later replaced by Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd.. She was released in February 2015 for the VOCALOID3 engine.
She was updated to the VOCALOID4 engine and received Japanese voicebanks in September 2017.
She is voiced by Wenyi Wang (王文儀; Wáng Wényí), a Taiwanese voice acting apprentice.Voice actress, translated version
==Concept==
She is a high school student.
===Etymology===
Her name is rendered in traditional Chinese as "心華" (Xīn Huá), meaning "Elegant Heart". A second meaning could be "Heart Flower" or "Flowery Heart" as "華" is also an old of "花" and was known in ancient times as "the flower of a tree".Variants of "Hua" Another possible meaning of 華 is "Chinese / of Chinese descent", so when combined, her name would roughly translate to "Heart of Chinese descent" and utilizes the character, "华", in simplified Chinese.
Her Japanese name, "シンファ", is a representation of the Chinese pronunciation of her name.
It was later explained that her name derived from "桃之夭夭，灼灼其華", a line from the classic poem Tao Yao which translates to "The peach tree is young and elegant, brilliant are its flowers". Gynoid thought that a peach tree or blossom suited her cute concept and better represented the youth of a sixteen year old high school girl, thus she was given the name "Xin Hua". It was noted that they wanted the name to also fit the phrase "最美的風景是人心" ("the most beautiful scenery is the heart of people"). This is due to Taiwan being famous for its hospitality.Etymology
===Appearance===
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Xin Hua's pink dress was created to represent cuteness and youth. Blue frilled trimmings line the skirt of her dress. Located on her abdomen are four knobs. Under her dress, she wears a basic Taiwanese high school uniform, making her outfit double layered.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/58203-new-taiwanese-vocaloid3-xin-hua-illustrated-by-vofan-0210-release-date/page__view__findpost__p__1225715 One of her notable accessories includes a pink beret that is the same color as her dress. There is a black and blue checkered scarf tied around her neck. Matching checkered fabrics tied in a similar fashion to her scarf are found on her wrists over her cuffs. On her thighs are two black bands with blue waveforms printed on them. She has black, low-heeled boots with white soles covering past her calves.
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====V4 (Chinese)====
Her VOCALOID4 outfit was designed by ZARD and is similar to the VOCALOID3 version with some significant changes. Her color scheme consists of purple, pink, blue, black, and white. Her yellow shirt from her VOCALOID3 design became white and frilly, and a black and blue ribbon is tied under the collar. She gained white gloves with black and blue ribbons tied at her wrists. She wears a black and blue choker rather than a scarf. Her dress received bows at the bottom front and the frills became less rounded and have sharper black and blue cuts. She is also holding a conductor's baton. According to Shanghai Wangcheng's article, her VOCALOID4 boxart themed around puzzles. ZARD wanted this to represent the idea of VOCALOID lovers using their own skills (puzzle pieces) to create and compose content.http://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404143133712618000#_0
====V4 Japanese====
The V4 Japanese design was originally one of the possible color palettes conceptualized for Xin Hua's V3 design. This was also used for her V3 voicebank bundled with the VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase.
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===Relations===
*Xiao Hua - A purple teddy bear.
==History==
===Marketing===
In January 2016, an event based on her 5th demo, "LET ME SING FOR YOU", was launched. There were certain areas mentioned within the lyrics of the song and if people traveled to the places that were mentioned and took photos there, they have the opportunity to submit their photos by posting them on Facebook with the tag "V-XinHua". In return, they would receive a transportation card with VOFAN's signature.https://www.facebook.com/xinhua2015/photos/a.816927015031034.1073741829.815136028543466/981644995225901/?type=3&theater
In January 2016, Xin Hua's pet bear, Xiao Hua, was introduced. Xin Hua and Xiao Hua received their own set of LINE stickers.LINE stickers
Xin Hua's VOCALOID3 and Japanese designs have official MMD models by Yamamoto.http://www.gynoid.co.jp/news/view/53/https://twitter.com/gynoid_jp/status/910883772609916928
Gynoid did not give permission until the 4th April 2019 to allow works for her on Crypton Future Media, Inc.s "Piapro" website. As of this date, MEIKA Hime & Mikoto, as well as Xin Hua, can all be posted onto the site.https://ch.piapro.jp/creator/2019/04/f1904041-1
===Voicebanks===
;Xin Hua
:The original Mandarin Chinese voicebank was made to be versatile within several genres of music. She has a Taiwanese accent. Changes between consequential versions resulted in some slight variations of the voice.
* Xin Hua (VOCALOID3), February 10, 2015
* Xin Hua (VOCALOID NEO)
* Xin Hua V4 (VOCALOID4), September 1, 2017
;Xin Hua - NATURAL
:This is the Japanese version of the Mandarin vocal though it has a slightly more mature sounding tone as well as behavioral differences.
* Xin Hua Japanese, (VOCALOID4), September 22, 2017
;Xin Hua - POWER
:This vocal is similar to the "NATURAL" vocal, but has a more powerful tone.
* Xin Hua Japanese, (VOCALOID4), September 22, 2017
==Music featuring Xin Hua==
==Reputation==
==References==
==External links==
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