Playwright Tian Han

Tian Han 1898-1968 The lyricist for the communist National anthem, which was derived from a film's theme song which he wrote in 1934. A creative playwright. In 1935, as a communist, Tian Han was saved by good nationalists from Chiang Kai Shek’s jail. Though he helped Jiang Qing, ‘Blue Apple’, who was to become Mao’s wife, he was later persecuted by her and died in jail in 1968. 　　1934年，田汉创作了中国第一部新歌剧《扬子江暴风雨》。由聂耳作曲并担任导演和主演，在上海演出时获得很好的效果。闭幕后，观众高呼“打倒帝国主义”等口号，久久不离开剧场。在他编写的电影剧本《风云儿女》中，他创作了主题歌歌词《义勇军进行曲》，由聂耳谱曲，很快在国内广为流传。 1934, Tian Han created China's first new opera, "The Storm of Yangtze River". At the closing, the audience shouted "Strike down imperialism!", and they didn't want to leave. In his movie film script, "The Patriotic Children", he created the main theme called "The Marching Song of the Righteous Army", composed by Nie Er, it became very popular right away, this is the current communist anthem.