The writer known as the people's musician is Xian Xinghai.

Xian Xinghai, formerly known as Huang Xun and Kong Yu, was originally from Panyu, Guangdong, and was born in Macau. A famous composer and pianist in modern China, he is known as the "people's musician".

Xian Xinghai composed a large number of mass songs with fighting and infectious appeal. From 1935 to 1938, Xian Xinghai composed "Army Song of National Salvation", "As long as there is no resistance", "Guerrilla Army Song" and "Arrival". Various types of vocal works such as "Go Behind the Enemy Lines" and "On the Taihang Mountains" have opened up a new situation in China's modern revolutionary music. He also created immortal masterpieces such as "Yellow River Cantata" and "Production Cantata".

Xian Xinghai’s music creation:

Xian Xinghai composed more than a hundred songs in his life. Among his creations, the ones with the largest number and the widest influence are diverse. Mass song. Such as "Army Song of National Salvation", "Youth March", "Defend the Marco Polo Bridge" and "Go to the Enemy's Rear Area".

There are works such as "On the Taihang Mountains", "Guerrillas" and "Counterattack" that specifically display the magnificent battle scenes of the People's War and combine lyricism and agitation or description and generality. With its calling tone and resolute momentum, it reflects the heroic image of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians.

Lyric songs include "Midnight Song", "Love in the Yellow River", "Praise for New China", "The Vast Siberia", etc. This type of song is very passionate, and when combined with battle-type songs, it has a very strong artistic charm.

There are also songs that express labor. Such as "Hard on the Top", "Plough Pulling Song", "Movers' Song" and "We Open the Road". Most of these songs are produced on the basis of labor folk songs. They express the working people's confident fighting spirit. . There are also "As long as there is no resistance", "Children of the Motherland" and "March 8th Women's Day Song" written for women and children.