The Datong Musicians Association issued an obituary on January 21. Mr. Zhang Meitong, a famous Chinese songwriter, died in Datong at 23:50 on January 20 due to ineffective treatment. He was 84 years old.
Zhang Meitong was born in Yuanping, Shanxi in 1940. He graduated from the Art Department of Shanxi University in 1965. In 1959, Zhang Meitong began to publish works, and later became a member of the Chinese Writers Association, a member of the Chinese Musical Association, an honorary member of the Bureau of the Chinese Music and Literature Society, and a national first-class literary creator. He also served as a member of the Shanxi Provincial Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman and consultant of the Shanxi Provincial Musical Association. .
Zhang Meitong is a prolific lyricist. He has composed more than a thousand song lyrics in his life. His main works include "Young Friends Come to Meet", "Meet Again in Twenty Years" (cooperation), "Women in the Mine", "I" "He's a black guy who mines coal", "Traveling to Jiangsu to Love Jiangsu", "Master", "Moon Flowers Bloom", "Come and Come Often", "Let's Sing Today", "Miner's Mother", etc. Among them, "Young Friends Come to Meet" is widely circulated due to its infectious lyrics and bright and enthusiastic melody.
"Young Friends Come to Meet" is a classic work created by Zhang Meitong in 1979. It was originally titled "The Glorious New Generation of the 1980s" and was published in the 1980 issue 3 of Ci Magazine. This lyric caught the attention of composer Gu Jianfen, who composed it and renamed it "Young Friends Come to Meet". With its fresh and lively melody and infectious lyrics, this song quickly spread throughout the country. The song "Young Friends Come to Meet" has won many national awards from the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese Musicians Association, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and has been designated by UNESCO as an outstanding music teaching material in the Asia-Pacific region.
Text/Reporter Tian Wanting
