Shi Guangnan (August 22, 1940 - May 2, 1990), male, Han nationality, member of the Communist Party of China, native of Ye Village, Yuandong Township, Jindong District, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, known as the "Singer of the Times", after the founding of New my country The new generation of musicians cultivated by our country.
Born in Chongqing on August 22, 1940, his father, Shi Fuliang, was an early leader of the Communist Youth League, and his mother was from Jiangjin. Shi Guangnan returned to his hometown in Dongye Village, Yuanyuan, in 1948 to attend elementary school, and graduated from elementary school in Jinhua City in 1949. After liberation, he moved to Beijing with his parents and began to study composition under the influence of his father. After graduating from high school in 1957, he was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music by exception. In 1959, he was transferred to the composition department of Tianjin Conservatory of Music. Studying composition at the Conservatory of Music. In 1964, he graduated from the Composition Department of Tianjin Conservatory of Music. After graduating in 1964, he was assigned to Tianjin Song and Dance Theater as a creator. He used to be the vice chairman of the All-China Youth Federation and the vice chairman of the China Music Association. His main works include: Piano Concerto in C minor, String Quartet "Youth", Orchestra Small Ensemble "The Little Girl Playing Butter Tea", and violin solo "Riverside of Ruili". Award-winning works include: "Toast Song" won the first-class creation award for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the first place in the selection of the audience's favorite radio songs in 1980, and was selected by UNESCO and the Asian Cultural Center as the recommended among Asian teenagers Songs; Zhu Fengbo's "White Feather Sending Affectionate Love" won the award in the audience's favorite radio song selection; "Turpan's Grapes Are Ripe" won the award in the excellent mass song selection sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the China Music Association in 1980; "Send the Good News Home" won the Outstanding Creation Award at the 3rd Military Art Festival. Died on May 2, 1990, at the age of 49.
On December 18, 2018, Shi Guangnan was awarded the title of Reform Pioneer by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, awarded the Reform Pioneer Medal, and was awarded the title of "Musician who composes the hymn of reform and opening up".


Shi Guangnan keeps up with the pace of development of the times, pursues the unity of ideology, artistry and mass in his creative practice, and has left behind "The Toast Song", "On the Field of Hope", "My Motherland's Mother" and "Phoenix Tail in the Moonlight" for the people. Thousands of musical works such as Bamboo have promoted the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and have had an important and far-reaching impact at home and abroad. Adhere to the patriotism as the eternal theme of music creation, write and create for the people, eulogize reform and opening up, and compose the hymn of the times, and is known as the "singer of the times". The works are full of yearning for a better life, love for the motherland, the promotion of traditional Chinese culture, and the desire to revive the national spirit, which resonated strongly with hundreds of millions of people and inspired generations of young people to forge ahead.