Xin Fengnian

Xin Fengnian (1923-March 26, 2013), whose original name was Yan Yan, was born in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. writer. He began to engage in cultural work in the military in 1945 and retired in 1976. Since the 1980s, he has written music essays for magazines such as "Reading", "Music Lovers", and "Vientiane", and is well-known in the music circle. He is the author of more than ten works including "Music Fans Gossip", "This Is What I Hear", "Music Everywhere", etc.

Chinese name: Xin Fengnian

Nationality: Chinese

Ethnicity: Han

Birthplace: Nantong, Jiangsu

Date of birth: 1923

Date of death: March 26, 2013

Occupation: Writer

Representative works: Gossip from music fans, this is what I heard, There is music everywhere

Character biography

Xin Fengnian joined the New Fourth Army at the age of 22. He first worked as a cultural teacher and later worked in the art troupe. During the "Cultural Revolution", Xin Fengnian was originally a free-spirited person. Later, because he couldn't stand the domineering behavior of a close friend of Lin Biao in their military region, he said a few words and was labeled as a "counterrevolutionary." And because of his bad background, he was expelled from the party and military, revoked from all positions, and sent back to his hometown to supervise labor.

In 1973, with the overthrow of Lin Biao, Xin Fengnian restored his party membership and demobilized on the spot to arrange work. In 1976, on the eve of the smashing of the "Gang of Four", Xin Fengnian was finally completely rehabilitated, demobilized and changed jobs, and fully restored his original salary. But 53-year-old Xin Fengnian proposed to retire.

In the mid-1980s, Xin Fengnian's lifelong friend Mr. Zhang Pinzhen recommended him to write a booklet about music for Sanlian, "Music Fans Gossip". In the process, he met Song Yuan of Sanlian. Sir, he later began to write articles for "Dushu" and opened the column "Reading for Fun Outside the Door".

Mr. Xin Fengnian (Strict) passed away at noon on March 26, 2013, at the age of 91. That day, his youngest son played some songs from "Rose Blooms Everywhere" to him. Xin Fengnian died of a sudden illness in Nantong Hospital, Jiangsu Province. In the afternoon of the same day, Xin Fengnian's son, Yan Feng, a professor in the Chinese Department of Fudan University, confirmed the news of his father's death to the outside world.

Memories of friends

Mr. Xin Fengnian’s old friend Yan Xiaoxing said: “Mr. Xin Fengnian has been in poor health for the past six months and has been taken care of by his son. It was not smooth and he was very weak. He was sent to the hospital but could not be rescued."

Han Meng, editor of Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, planned and edited Mr. Xin Fengnian's "This I Smell" and "Mozart's Family Letters". Books such as "Music Fans Gossip" and "Music Everywhere".

Han Meng said that in his later years, Mr. He always said that he wanted to write a top ten piece of music that he would never have to listen to in his life, but in the end he gave it up after thinking about it, saying it was a little inappropriate."

Han Meng believes that Xin Lao’s music criticism articles are profound and simple, and many details can often impress readers.

Character evaluation

“Xin Fengnian is not a musician, not a music critic (in China, music critics have not yet been born), not a writer, not a critic, not a scholar. He can’t even be considered an intellectual, because his education level is that he dropped out of junior high school in the second grade. Today, it will be more troublesome no matter where he applies for a job,” Xin Fengnian’s son Yan Feng once wrote in the article “My Father Xin Fengnian.”

"The old man is a legend. The pride of music lovers," music critic Liu Xuefeng said.

Zhu Wei, the editor-in-chief of Sanlian Life Weekly, said on Weibo: "The old man chose this day when the flowers are fragrant and the moon is full, and he wishes to be accompanied by the music he likes all his life. I don't know Mr. Xin, he himself Since the 1980s, he has been talking about classical music in "Reading" magazine and "Music Fans' Chat" has influenced countless people. Living in a small city like Nantong, classical music has connected such a large world - his life has been warmed by music. It’s happiness.”

Xin Fengnian is a strict and serious person.

Xin Fengnian was very conscientious in his work. He had to revise articles many times, but unlike people nowadays who use computers to revise, he would copy them every time he revised them. He even copied some articles five times. In addition to writing articles, Xin Fengnian was also very serious about other things. At that time, he was transferred to the factory and was assigned to make briquettes. Same size. Later, Xin Fengnian also made bricks and cut grass roots, and the work was completed to great satisfaction.