In which province was Xian Xinghai born? What is the reason why his mother named him Xinghai?
He is a prolific composer, who has created nearly 300 music works and a large number of papers in his life, created countless vivid artistic images, and won the title of "People's Musician" because of his great contribution to revolutionary music. His works include Song of Saving the Nation, Afraid I won't resist, On Taihang Mountain, Going Behind the Enemy Line, etc. The Yellow River Cantata, which he created during the Lu Yi period in Yan 'an, is immortal in China's music art.
In his life's artistic practice, Xian Xinghai insisted on the revolutionary direction of China's emerging music represented by Nie Er, which was fully reflected in the anti-imperialist and patriotic struggle. He constantly explores the close combination of music creation and the masses, and strives to create various music works with distinctive national characteristics and strong spirit of the times and life breath, which has made indelible and important contributions to the development of new national music in China.