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In 1938, under the direct leadership of Zhou Enlai, the anti-Japanese national united front in the literary and artistic circles of the whole country was established. The Communist Party of China led one after another huge anti-Japanese propaganda activities in the Kuomintang-ruled areas.
Tian Han (1898-1968)
At the age of 40, Tian Han had completed the creation of songs and operas such as "March of the Volunteer Army" and "The Storm of the Yangtze River", and under the arrangement of Zhou Enlai, Tian Han returned to his hometown of Changsha, Hunan Province, and engaged in the work of the anti-Japanese united front in the local theater industry. At this time, Tian Han had long since faded the image of a literary youth whose personality was unleashed at will, and in Changsha, he used the stage as a cannon and the theater as a battlefield, organized anti-enemy drama teams, and performed on the front line.
In 1936, Tian Han was in Nanjing
Tian Han (right) and Nie Er (left), the two of them jointly created the "March of the Volunteer Army"
Liu Ping, researcher of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: It is really like Premier Zhou Enlai said, he can make friends from all over the world, teach nine streams, and use these people to work for the party.
In 1939, after the first victory in Changsha, the Chinese film studio at the time decided to shoot a film based on the great victory in Changsha, "Victory March". Director Shi Dongshan came to Changsha, and About Tian Han went to various units and civilians in northern Hunan to collect materials. Gu Qingfeng, a local cultural scholar in Changsha, said that the heroism and indomitability of the Hunan people deeply infected Tian Han, and he used a large amount of pen and ink to truly reproduce the heroic deeds of the Hunan people in resisting the Japanese Kou.
Gu Qingfeng, a local cultural scholar in Changsha: In the end, Mr. Tian Han was a communist, and he observed the Battle of Changsha from a different angle, and carried out a lot of propaganda, reporting, and recording of the Changsha People's War of Resistance with a very large amount of ink. Many of the materials we see now are left by Mr. Tian Han in those years.
Old photos of the Battle of Changsha
In addition to the screenwriter, Tian Han also filled in the lyrics for the theme song of the movie of the same name, "Victory March": We have one heart, what are the enemy soldiers afraid of? We have hoes, enemy artillery tanks what do I do? After the lyrics of the "Victory March" were written, musician He Luting composed the song for the theme song.
The movie "Victory March" was eventually changed beyond recognition in Chongqing, becoming a platform for the Kuomintang generals participating in the war to compete for glory and boast, and only the song "Victory March" composed by Tian Han and He Luting for the film and for the people was widely circulated, becoming an inspiring force in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, accompanying more people to the battlefield of resisting Japan and saving the dead, ushering in the final victory of the War of Resistance.
Tian Han's "Anti-Japanese War Daily" founded in Changsha
【Tian Han composed "Victory March"】
In 1938, under the arrangement of Zhou Enlai, Tian Han returned to his hometown of Changsha, Hunan Province, and engaged in the work of the anti-Japanese united front in the local theater industry. After the first victory in Changsha, the Chinese film studio at the time decided to shoot a film based on the great victory of Changsha, "Victory March". The heroism and indomitability of the people of Hunan deeply infected Tian Han, who used a large amount of pen and ink to truly reproduce the heroic deeds of the people of Hunan in resisting the Japanese Kou, and created the theme song of the same name for the film, accompanying more people to the battlefield of anti-Japanese salvation and ushering in the final victory of the War of Resistance.
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