Nie Er drowned while swimming at Honuma Beach in Tozawa City, Japan.

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.

Because the large number of songs composed by Nie Er reflected the aspirations of the people and became a powerful weapon and battle cry to inspire the people, educate the people, and attack the enemy, this aroused the reactionary authorities' hatred of him and wanted to arrest Nie Er. Ear. Nie Er left Shanghai in accordance with the decision of the party organization and went to the Soviet Union via Japan.

On July 17, 1935, Nie Er drowned while swimming at the Honuma Beach in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was only 23 years old.

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Nie Er's character evaluation

In 2009, he was named by the Chinese government as one of the "100 heroic model figures and heroes who made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China". One of the 100 people who have touched China since the founding of New China.

In 2009, Zhang Hui from the Party History Research Office of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee published an article saying that he was "the first composer to create a glorious image of the Chinese proletariat in songs and a well-deserved pioneer of revolutionary music in our country." Pioneer."

In 2012, a photo exhibition commemorating the centenary of Nie Er's birth commented that Nie Er was a "hardworking young man who yearned for light and progress" and said that "Nie Er's national spirit centered on patriotism. and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as its core.”

In 2012, Lei Lei published an article in the fifth issue of "Literature and History Reference" calling Nie Er "the singer of the country".

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