How did the composer Nie Er die?

Born in 1912 and died in 1935, he only lived 23 thoughts in this world. Nie Er's untimely death is a perfect way to describe him. We may be curious, how did Nie Er die at such a young age? How did Nie Er die?

Photos of Nie Er

In our impression, Nie Er is a handsome young man who has shown extraordinary musical talent since he was a child. His father's early death left the family's financial burden on his mother, and Nie Er had to change schools. He learned ethnic musical instruments from his neighbors, actively participated in music activities at school, and learned music theory, piano and violin from an elementary school music teacher he met at university. He exposed himself to and learned as much music as possible without increasing the financial pressure on his mother.

In 1928, Nie Er secretly joined the Communist Youth League of China. In 1933, he officially joined the Communist Party of China and became one of the people who fought for the cause of Chinese communism. At the end of 1932, Nie Er began his creative career. In early 1935, Nie Er composed the music for "March of the Volunteers". This is the national anthem of the Republic of China, which is still in use today. Later, Nie Er went to Japan to study in order to avoid being pursued by the Kuomintang. But on July 17, 1935, Nie Er drowned while swimming in Japan. He was only 23 years old when he died.

So, how did Nie Er die? Nie Er drowned. But the truth behind Nie Er's drowning is still unclear. No one knows whether Nie Er died of natural drowning or whether he was concealed by the illusion of drowning and actually died secretly due to persecution. Regarding Nie Er's death, there are only two words: "bizarre death".

Where is Nie Er’s former residence?

Nie Er was born in Kunming, Yunnan, to parents from Yuxi, Yunnan. After that, Nie Er stayed in Shanghai for several years, so there are three former residences of Nie Er. They are Nie Er’s former residence in Yuxi, Nie Er’s former residence in Kunming and Nie Er’s former residence in Shanghai. Let’s take a closer look at these three former residences of Nie Er.

Nie Er’s former residence, Yuxi Former Residence

Nie Er’s former residence: located at Beimen Street, Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province. It was built in the late Qing Dynasty and passed down to Nie Er by Nie Er’s great-grandfather Nie Liandeng. Father Nie Hongyi. Nie Er's former residence is located in Yuxi. The ground floor of the first floor is a wooden structure. After Nie Er graduated from junior high school, he followed his mother back to Yuxi and lived there for half a month to review his lessons. In September 1984, Nie Er's former residence in Yuxi was announced as a key municipal cultural relic protection unit by the Yuxi Municipal People's Government. In March 1992, it was renovated, a statue of Nie Er was built, a special management agency was established, and it was officially opened to the outside world.

Nie Er’s former residence in Kunming:

No. 73 and 74, Yongdao Street. In 1902 AD, Nie Er's father Nie Hongyi came to Kunming to practice medicine. He rented a shop in front of the then Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Office, and then opened the rented shop in the name of "Cheng Chuntang", mainly selling traditional Chinese medicine. In 1912, Nie Er was born in this "Cheng Chuntang" and spent almost all of his childhood in this traditional Chinese medicine store. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Nie Er's third brother and others came to Yongdao Street, which was originally the official road in front of the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Office, to look for the houses where Nie Er and his father once lived, and finally confirmed them as Nos. 73 and 74, Yongdao Street. In July 1986, the Panlong District People's Government named the shops at No. 73 and 74 Yongdao Street "Nie Er's Former Residence" and listed them as district-level cultural relics protection units. In 2003, Nie Er’s former residence was upgraded to a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

Nie Er’s former residence in Shanghai:

When Nie Er was 18 years old, he left Kunming to study. During his studies, he spent some time in Shanghai. He rented a small house at No. 86, Lane 185, Pingyi Road, Shanghai, for less than a year. However, Nie Er's former residence in Shanghai was completely destroyed by fire on the morning of June 16, 2014.

The story of Nie Er, a modern Chinese composer

Nie Er is a famous musician. We are familiar with him as a musician and the music he creates. In fact, there are some

Nie Er’s photos

Nie Er did not have decent creative conditions in Shanghai. The place he lives in is a small room, which is cold in winter and hot in summer. He went to Beijing to perform on stage for four consecutive days, and his total compensation was only six yuan. He worked hard to save for a whole year in Shanghai before buying a cheap violin. He was still very happy because he had the instrument he had dreamed of, which made his creation more convenient. He often walked on the road in the morning frost and night, and experienced the hard work of female workers; he became friends with the little newsboy and recited the famous "Newspaper Selling Song".

It is precisely because he loves music that he is willing to give and work hard. Although his income was disproportionate to his expenses due to the erudition of a capitalist, he still stayed in the cold summer greenhouse that winter, created, and created inspiring works that shouted out the people's desire for liberation. I think few people know the above story of Nie Er.

Just like when we were young, when we were exposed to the national anthem for the first time and saw Nie Er's name, we only knew that he was the composer of "March of the Volunteers" and didn't check too much