Tian Han

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Image:田汉.gif Tian Han (田汉; pinyin: Tián Hàn) (March 12, 1898 - December 10, 1968) was a Chinese playwright, and is best known for writing the lyrics of The March of the Volunteers, which is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.

Amongst his aliases, he called himself Shòuchāng (寿昌), and had various other pen names, including Uncle Great Wild Goose (伯鸿 pinyin bó hóng ), Chen Yu, Shùrén (漱人), and the Chinese Immortal (汉仙, pinyin Hànxiān ).

Tian Han was born in the city of Changsha in Hunan province, studied in Japan and worked for left-wing cultural movements. He died in prison during the Cultural Revolution.

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