On this day, 79 years ago, on March 11, 1946 (February 8, 1946 in the lunar calendar), Zhang Hanhui, the author of the song "On the Songhua River", passed away. On March 11, 1946, Zhang Hanhui, the author of the song "On the Songhua River", passed away. Zhang Hanhui was a native of Dingxian County, Hebei Province. He joined the Communist Party of China during the Northern Expedition. In 1936, when he was teaching at Xi'an No. 2 Middle School in Shaanxi Province, the three northeastern provinces had long been occupied by Japanese imperialism, and tens of thousands of northeastern compatriots had been displaced. Zhang Hanhui created "On the Songhua River" with his incomparable love for the motherland and strong hatred for the enemy. This song quickly spread throughout the Yangtze River and became one of the most popular revolutionary songs in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. Zhang Hanhui arrived in Yan 'an in May 1942 and served as Secretary-General of the Cultural Association of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and a member of the Drama Committee. He has created more than 50 Yangko operas and operas, and is called "People's Artists" by the people of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. His main works include the drama "Yellow Silk Shirt", the Yangko opera "Open your Brain","Fighting for Prisoners" and the songs "Go to the Soldiers","Guerrilla Music","Why Be Sorrow","Military and Civilian Production", etc.