▁the ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁drama ▁histor ians ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁found ers ▁of ▁Chinese ▁spoken ▁drama , ▁together ▁with ▁O uy ang ▁Yu q ian ▁and ▁Hong ▁Sh en . ▁His ▁most ▁famous ▁legacy ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁he ▁wrote ▁for ▁" M arch ▁of ▁the ▁Vol unte ers " ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁adopted ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁May ▁Four th ▁Mov ement ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁T ian ▁became ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁vig orous ▁anti - imper ial ist ▁and ▁anti - fe ud al ist ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁circle ▁of ▁artists ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁he ▁gathered . ▁ ▁T ian ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Tokyo ▁High er ▁Normal ▁School ▁( present - day ▁University ▁of ▁T su k uba ) ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Return ing ▁from ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁T ian ▁established ▁the ▁Cre ation ▁Society ▁together ▁with ▁Gu o ▁Mor uo . ▁The ▁Southern ▁China ▁Society , ▁also ▁head ed ▁by ▁T ian , ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁prom oting ▁dram atic ▁performances ▁in ▁southern ▁China . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁T ian ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁of ▁Shang hai ▁Art ▁University . ▁Later , ▁he ▁joined ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Left - W ing ▁D ram at ists . ▁In