Li Jinhui, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Li Jinhui

Chinese musician

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1891

Place of Birth: Xiangtan, Hunan, China

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1967

Profession: composer, songwriter

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Li Jinhui (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Lí Jinhui; 5 September 1891 – 15 February 1967) was a Chinese composer and songwriter born in Xiangtan, Hunan, Qing China.
He is often dubbed as the "Father of Chinese popular music".
He created a new musical form with shidaiqu after the fall of the Qing Dynasty—moving away from established musical forms.
Although Li's music was extremely popular, the Chinese Nationalist Party attempted to ban his music.
Critics branded his music as "Yellow Music", a form of pornography, because of its sexual associations and he was branded a "corruptor" of public morals.
This kind of popular music was banned in China after the Communist takeover in 1949, and Li was eventually hounded to his death, a victim of political persecution in 1967 during the height of the Cultural Revolution.