Liu Tianhua is from Xiheng Street, Chengjiang Town, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province. China's outstanding national musical instrument composer, performer, music educator. The master of modern Chinese folk music and the originator of the erhu.

In addition to teaching, Liu Tianhua studied violin and Western composition theory, and absorbed Western music and performance skills on the basis of national music, and made outstanding achievements in the creation and performance of national instrumental music. Liu Tianhua chose the erhu as the breakthrough point for reforming Chinese music. He borrowed techniques such as the violin's large-paragraph trembling bow and Western instrumental music creation techniques. playing method. All of these have added the profoundness of artistic expression to the erhu from the music to the performance, so that this folk instrument that was not valued in ancient times has become a modern professional solo instrument, and has become the protagonist and representative of Chinese folk music. He is regarded as the founder of the modern erhu performance school and the originator of the erhu.

He initiated and participated in the organization of Chinese Music Research Association, Leyou Club, Aimi Music Club, Chinese Music Improvement Club and other music clubs, and founded the "Music Magazine", which had a great impact on the development and dissemination of folk music at that time. He was the first to use the modern notation method to record "Mei Lanfang Music Score", and made great contributions to the collection and arrangement of folk music. Liu Tianhua and his brother Liu Bannong (a famous writer) and his younger brother Liu Beimao (a famous musician) are known as the "Three Heroes of the Liu Family" in the history of modern Chinese literature.