Nie Er (February 14, 1912 - July 17, 1935), a native of Yuxi, Yunnan, was born in Kunming. His original name was Nie Shouxin, his courtesy name was Ziyi (also known as Ziyi), and he was a Chinese musician. , the composer of the "March of the Volunteers", the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, has used pen names such as Black Angel, Noisy Sen, Huan Yu, and Wang Daping.

Nie Er was born on February 14, 1912 (the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month in the year of Xinhai in the lunar calendar) at No. 73 Yongdao Street, Kunming City, Yunnan Province.

Nie Er Park is located at the southern end of Nanmen Street in Yuxi City, covering an area of ??130,000 square meters. Built in June 1985 and completed in July 1987, it is a comprehensive park mainly dedicated to commemorating the people's musician Nie Er and integrating culture, rest and entertainment. The park is divided into a memorial area, amusement area, cultural activity area, quiet rest area, children's play area, flower production and viewing area and park management area.

The bronze statue of Nie Er is the main body of the memorial area. The bronze statue faces south and faces north. It is made of tin bronze and is 2.4 meters high and weighs 1.8 tons. The base of the bronze statue is built about 2.25 meters higher than the surrounding area. on the platform.

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Nie Er was the first revolutionary to write the national anthem of the Communist Party of China; the first to write a song for the Chinese nation and the working people of China and The composer who created the image of the Chinese proletariat in songs; the first film musician to use film music to arouse the people to build the Great Wall of flesh and blood; and the composer to convey revolutionary ideals in the form of mass songs; the first composer to use art songs The form shapes the image of Chinese working women; the first composer to call for New China in the form of children's songs.

After Nie Er’s death, Guo Moruo called him a “people’s musician” and said, “He is a talented musician and a revolutionary.”

Ifeng.com published an article saying: "Nie Er, the people's musician who traveled from Yunnan to the whole country and the world, is a pioneer of my country's new music, an outstanding representative of the revolutionary youth music movement led by the proletariat, and a A glorious banner in the history of Chinese music”

Content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nie Er