'Farewell' is a famous song with lyrics written by Li Shutong.
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history
A Renaissance figure of late-Qing/Republican China — pioneer of Western oil painting and modern music education in China — who renounced everything in 1918 to become a Buddhist monk. He is also remembered as a major figure in the New Culture Movement.
culture
His 1915 song 《送别》('Farewell'), set to the American melody 'Dreaming of Home and Mother,' is one of the most beloved Chinese songs of the 20th century, still sung at school graduations today.
