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Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. Xian was(1)
in Panyu, Guangdong. China in 1905. He began(2)
the violin at the age of 20. In the beginning, his violin was so cheap and badly made that he (3)
it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop(4)
and soon showed his talent (天赋). In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students who studied in learninga special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talents.
In 1935, he(5)
to China and helped the people (6)
the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an (7)
music at a college. Although there (8)
no pianos in Yan'an at that time, Xian still finishes (9)
some of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.
In May 1940, Xian was sent to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very hard for him to (10)
. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness on October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.