A lyricist who loves China.

The lyricist of Love My China is Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu (1927165438+1October16-June 20, 2022), a native of Jining city, Shandong province, was a famous poet and playwright, and once served as honorary president of Peking University Opera Research Institute.

Representative works include Let's Row, My Motherland, People Say Shanxi has Beautiful Scenery, Third Sister Liu and I'll never forget it tonight. He is the honorary director of Peking University Opera Research Institute.

When I was a child, my family was poor and I relied on my brother as a clerk to make a living. I worked as a primary school teacher during high school. 1946 He entered the Northern University of Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region at the beginning, and began to publish poems and novels in newspapers and magazines, and also wrote yangko operas. 1948 North China United University and Northern University merged into North China University, transferred to the third workshop of Huada University, and started professional creation.

20 10 On April 9th, he was appointed honorary president of Peking University Opera Research Institute. He used to be the president of China Opera Academy, the president of Chinese Music and Literature Society, the honorary president of China Social Music Research Association, and a member of the Eighth CPPCC. Honorary member of the 10th China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. On June 20th, 2022, Qiao Yu died of illness in Beijing at the age of 95.

His works praise the great motherland and people, praise the beautiful life and call for the true feelings of the world. His works are well-known and sung from generation to generation. His works transcend time and space and belong to time and future. His works are enduring and have strong artistic vitality. His lyrics are profound in conception, unique in poetic context, diverse in style, good in emotion, simple in writing and easy to sing.

His lyrics not only reflect the profound culture of China, but also record the storms of history and the spirit of the times. The songs written by Comrade Qiao Yu and his collaborators are valuable spiritual wealth and still have good artistic charm.