1933, Zhang Shu joined the China * * * production party. This year, together with Nie Er and Ren Guang, he organized the left-wing music group "Friends of the Soviet Union" to study and discuss the development path of China's song creation, and actively participated in revolutionary music activities in society. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Zhang Shu organized a "National Song Festival" with Xian Xinghai and others at the end of 1937. The following year, he and Xian Xinghai attended the Third Hall of the Political Department of China Kuomintang Military Commission led by Guo Moruo, and actively carried out anti-Japanese singing activities in Wuhan. 1938 12 moved to Guilin with the three churches and continued to adhere to the music activities of resisting Japan and saving the country. 1938 12.24, my daughter, Zhang Dazhan, was killed in the Japanese bombing, at the age of 30, and was buried on the bank of Lingjian River under Qixingyan in Guilin.
In his short life, Zhang Shu wrote more than 200 songs, and now there are more than 80. Most of his themes show the fighting spirit of China people against aggression and oppression, and his tone is rich in national style. His representative works include Defending the Country and Defending the Country, Husband Going to Soldiers, Young Men's Frontier, Sunset in the Western Hills, Driving the Wolf, Hongbo Qu and so on. His creation and social activities have a certain influence on the music history of China. After 1933, Zhang Shu wrote a large number of songs for resisting Japan and saving the nation, among which "Return My Mountains and Rivers", "Hong", "My husband went to the army", "Sunset in the Western Hills" and "Top Wolf" had a wide influence. In the anti-Japanese singing movement, he sang Xian Xinghai's songs "Don't mention it", "The vast Siberia" and his own works, which were forceful, sincere and touching and left a deep impression on people.
1940 On September 3rd, Zhou Enlai said in his speech at the memorial meeting held in Chongqing to mourn the death of Zhang Shu: "... Zhang Shu and Nie Er are two great warriors on the cultural front in China ... which greatly promoted the national war of resistance ... This achievement will never be erased." This is a summary and evaluation of cutie's life achievements.