[Source: Changsha Evening News on Changsha] Changsha Evening News on Changsha, September 28th (all-media reporter Xiao Wu, correspondent Liu Zhengchu) "When the sun hangs down and the Yang hangs down, we miss our guests, but we should also look back to our hometown." September 28

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Changsha Evening News Pocket Changsha News on September 28 (all-media reporter Xiao Wu, correspondent Liu Zhengchu) "When the poplars hang down from the sky and miss the guests, we should also look back to our hometown." September 28 is The 126th anniversary of the martyrdom of Tan Sitong, one of the "Six Gentlemen of 1898". Liuyang City held a premiere ceremony of the flower-drum opera song "Farewell to Brothers at Qingfeng Pukou" at Tan Sitong's former residence to commemorate the martyrs and inspire future generations.

Tan Sitong loved his hometown of Liuyang deeply. He was once proud of the "products of Yinfu and rich mineral resources" in his hometown. He gave Liuyang the reputation of "Little Switzerland of the East" and praised his hometown's Daowu Mountain, Fengjiang Bridge, and Qingdao. Maple Pu and Chrysanthemum Stone write poems. When he was 15 years old, when he was bidding farewell to brother Zhong Tan Sixiang in Qingfengpu on the banks of the Liuyang River, he began to write a seven-character quatrain poem "Farewell Brother Zhong Sisheng to the Provincial Father of Qinlong". This is the earliest poetic work handed down by Tan Sitong. It is deeply affectionate, widely circulated and well received. Chen Yao Music Studio used this poem as lyrics to compose the flower-drum opera song "Farewell to Brother at Qingfeng Pukou". The song is composed by Chen Yao, who serves as the artistic director and plays the flute, and composed by Chen Shanshan. Luo Zhiyong and Zhou Yonghong sing the male and female versions respectively.

Li Aimin, member of the Standing Committee of the Liuyang Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, said that the Flower Drum Opera Song "Farewell to Brothers at Qingfeng Pukou" was highly praised, believing that it showed Liuyang's history and culture and beautiful landscapes, and reproduced the glorious image of Tan Sitong's talent, deep love and righteousness. , praising Liuyang’s spirit of constant self-improvement and daring to be the first.

Chen Yao, honorary vice president of the Hunan Provincial Dramatists Association, delivered a creative speech on behalf of the creative team. He said that during the creation process of this song, the creative team repeatedly recited the original words created by Tan Sitong and went to Liuyang River many times to collect songs. Feel the rich connotation contained in the poem and understand the emotions in Tan Sitong's heart more than 140 years ago. This song uses the "Twilight Tune", the initial tune of Hunan Huagu Opera's "Nanshou Dongqiang", as the basic tune of the tune.

This event is guided by the Liuyang Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Liuyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Broadcasting and Sports, and Liuyang Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and hosted by Hunan Tan Sitong Patriotic Charity Foundation, Tan Sitong Memorial Hall, Tan Sitong Cultural Research Association, and Chen Yao Music Studio.