125 years ago today, on October 30, 1900 (September 8, 1900, the lunar calendar), film artist Xia Yan was born. Xia Yan, formerly known as Shen Naixi, was also known as Duanxian. He once used pen names Cai Shusheng, Ding Yizhi, Ding Qianzhi, Huang Zibu, Wang Laoji, etc. Born in Hangzhou County, Zhejiang Province on October 30, 1900. In 1920, he went to Japan to study. In February of the following year, he was admitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering at Meiji Specialized School in Fukuoka, Japan. In 1925, he entered Kyushu Imperial University for further study. In 1927, he was expelled back to China for participating in the Japanese left-wing literary and artistic movement. In 1929, he participated in the preparation of the China Left-wing Writers Alliance. At the same time, he organized the Shanghai Art Theater Society, and later participated in the organization of the China Left-wing Dramatists Alliance. In 1932, he was hired as a screenwriter consultant for Star Film Company."Crazy Stream", which was released in 1933, was praised as "the beginning of a new line of films in China." In the same year, he served as the director of the film group. He was elected as an executive member of China Film Culture Association. During this period, the movie scripts "Spring Silkworm","Shanghai 24 Hours","Fat Market","New Year's Money", etc. were successively completed. At the same time, he is well-known in the literary world for his famous reportage "Baoding Worker" and his dramas "Sai Jinhua","The Legend of Qiu Jin", and "Under the Roof of Shanghai". After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in the organization of the Shanghai Cultural Community National Salvation Association, served as editor-in-chief of the National Salvation Daily, and participated in the creation of the drama "Defending the Lugou Bridge." The dramas created during the Anti-Japanese War include "One Year","Heart Defense","Sorrow City","Song of the Water Town","Fascist Bacteria","Leave the Grass","Fragrant Grass", etc., and the movie scripts include "The Hometown of White Clouds". In April 1945, he served as acting editor-in-chief of Chongqing Xinhua Daily. In June 1946, he was transferred to the Central Committee delegation of the Communist Party of China in Meiyuan New Village, Nanjing. In October of the same year, he went to Hong Kong and Singapore. In the spring of 1949, he wrote the screenplay "The Way to Love". After the founding of New China, he served successively as Vice Minister of Culture, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Vice Chairman of the China-Japan Friendship Association, Chairman of the China Filmmakers Association, and Director of the China Dramatists Association. Adapted movie scripts such as "Blessing","Lin Family Shop" and "Revolutionary Family". He is the author of "Selected Works of Xia Yan","Selected Works of Xia Yan","Several Issues in Writing Film Scripts","Collection of Film Essays", etc.