Xian Xinghai (冼星海) was one of the greatest musicians in China. He was a musician deeply loved by the people because he sang of the people and for the people from the bottom of his heart. He lived before the People’s Republic of China was founded. It was a tragedy that he died at the age of only forty-five-in the prime of his most creative and productive years. Xian Xinghai (冼星海) was one of the greatest musicians in China. He was a musician deeply loved by the people because he sang of the people and for the people from the bottom of his heart. He lived before the People’s Republic of China was Founded. It was a tragedy that he died at the age of only forty-five-in the prime of his most creative and productive years.