Tian Jian (1916-1985), formerly known as Tong Tianjian, was a famous poet in Yangshan, Kaicheng Town, Wuwei County, Anhui Province. There are various forms of poetry in this field, including New Tianyou, New Rhythm, Free Style, etc.
In the spring of 1937, I went to Tokyo to study Japanese. After the July 7th Incident, I returned to Shanghai to write anti-Japanese poetry. In the autumn of the same year, I went to Wuhan to write letters to the soldiers. This poem expresses the people's determination to resist aggression and inspires the people's fighting spirit. It was recognized as an excellent political lyric at the time. At the end of the same year, he served as a field reporter in the Northwest Field Army led by the Eighth Route Army.
In the spring and summer of 1938, my colleagues in the literary and art circles and I came to Yan'an to launch the Street Poetry Movement Day. His poem "If We Don't Go to War" spread throughout the country and he was known as the "Drumming Poet" and the "Drummer of the Times". The sun is bright, the wind is gentle, and the grass is fragrant. At the tomb, chants are chanted and sacrifices are made to the faithful souls. On March 30, the "Field Poetry Recital in Memory of the Drumming Poets" hosted by the Wuwei County Poetry Society and jointly organized by Kaicheng Town Comprehensive Cultural Station and Kaicheng Town Yangshan Village was held at the field cemetery of Yangshan Village, Kaicheng Town, the poet's hometown. Hetian Town Customs Work Committee, Hetian Town Senior High School and Hetian Town Laogan Branch.
Formerly known as Tong Tianjian, he is a famous poet in Yangshan, Kaicheng Town, Wuwei County, Anhui Province. His poems are passionate, bright and simple. If We Don't Go to War, his poems have spread throughout the country and he is known as the "Drumming Poet" and the "Drummer of the Times". At around 9 a.m., poetry reading will begin with soothing music. The recital was hosted by Tong Youbing, the director of Kaesong Comprehensive Cultural Station. The Customs Working Committee of Hedian Town presented flower baskets to Tian's tomb on behalf of all the funeral personnel, and everyone stood in front of the poet's tomb to offer their tributes. Dozens of members, including Ding Zuping, Lin Fang, and Pan Hengjun from the Wuwei County Poetry Club, recited their original poems. These poems were full of sounds and emotions, expressed directly from the heart, and eulogized the poet's lofty spirit of taking root among the masses and his devotion to the country. Broad mind.
Subsequently, student representatives from Yangshan Junior High School led us to review several classic poems by poets in other places. The atmosphere at the scene shocked the hearts of all participants and baptized their spirits.