Sun Wenming (1928-1962): Folk musician. Born in Shangyu, Zhejiang. Forced to live, wandering everywhere, after learning erhu as a means of making a living. When he was studying, he first imitated the playing, and was good at absorbing folk songs and minor keys.

When Sun Wenming was seventeen, he wandered to Gaochun, Jiangsu; according to local customs, fortune-tellers had to carry the erhu with them and pull them while walking to attract business; therefore, he began to study the playing of the erhu. There is another saying: when he was 16 years old, he spent the night in a ruined temple. In the past few years, his piano skills have made great progress, and he is familiar with various tunes such as silk bamboo, tin opera, Pingtan, Peking opera, and folk songs, which has laid the foundation for his later skills.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he created "Send Listening".

In the spring of 1951, he composed "Danliu", which draws on Tanci and Jiangnan Sizhu "Sanliu".

In 1952, he created "Flowing Waves" and "Quartet" and other works.

In 1957, he participated in the national music and dance performance organized by the government and returned home with honor. In the same year, he created "People's Peace of Mind" and "Night Quiet Xiaosheng".

In 1960, he was employed by the Department of Folk Music of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, taught for one and a half years, and composed "Spring and Autumn Festival" and "Day and Night Red".

In September 1961, Sun Wenming returned to Fengxian. In October, he created "Night Quiet Xiao Sheng".

Because he once taught for a famous Shanghai troupe, he did not want to go to teahouses to perform arts, and his life was poor because of this. In the spring of 1962, his beloved son died of measles. He was hit hard by this and became seriously ill with lung disease. He died on December 13, 1962, at the age of only thirty-four. (There are also claims that he died of illness on December 18 and December 23, to be tested)