Tian Han

Tian Han
Tian in 1930
Born	(1898-03-12)12 March 1898 Guoyuan, Hunan, Qing China
Died	10 December 1968(1968-12-10) (aged 70) Beijing, China
Pen name	Tián Shòuchāng, Bóhóng, Chén Yú, Shùrén, Hànxiān, etc.
Occupation	Playwright, novelist, poet
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Tokyo Higher Normal School
Period	1920–1968
Genre	Novel, poem, drama
Notable works	March of the Volunteers
Spouse	Yi Shuyu ​ (m. 1920⁠–⁠1925)​ Huang Dalin ​ (m. 1927⁠–⁠1929)​ Lin Weizhong ​ (m. 1930⁠–⁠1946)​ An E ​ (m. 1930⁠–⁠1968)​
Children	Tian Dawei

Tian Han (Chinese: 田汉; 12 March 1898 – 10 December 1968), formerly romanized as T'ien Han, was a Chinese drama activist, playwright, a leader of revolutionary music and films, as well as a translator and poet. He emerged at the time of the New Culture Movement of the early 20th century and continued to be active until the Cultural Revolution, when he was denounced and jailed for two years until his death, before being "posthumously rehabilitated" by the Chinese authorities in 1979. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of Chinese spoken drama, together with Ouyang Yuqian and Hong Shen.^[1] His most famous legacy may be the lyrics he wrote for "March of the Volunteers" in 1934, which were later adopted as the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.^[2]