What most people don't know is that this Nie Er Pavilion is not a monument left by the ancients, but a place where music composer Nie Er once lived before his death. Nie Er, formerly known as Nie Shouxin, was born in Kunming, Yunnan. China famous musician and composer, composed by National Anthem of the People's Republic of China March of the Volunteers. Nie er's life is very short. Besides March of the Volunteers, he also wrote many popular songs, such as Newspaper Selling Song, Graduation Song, Lu Ge and Pioneer. The last two songs were written in Yuantouzhu, Wuxi.
It was the summer and autumn of 1934, and Shanghai Lianhua Film Company was preparing to shoot the film "The Road". The crew filmed a section of highway around Taihu Lake in Yuantouzhu, Wuxi, which is a section of Yunzhu Road that people must take when they enter the scenic spot today. At that time, the Jie Bao Bridge across Lihu Lake was still under construction, and Yi Xi Highway, the predecessor of Zhu Yi Road, was also under construction. The crew only used the scene of building bridges and highways as the location base for shooting. The film's creators and actors are well-known people in Shanghai, with Sun Yu as the director, Yu Ling as the screenwriter and Zhang Yi and Wang as the actors. Nie er, who was already a famous composer at that time, was responsible for the music creation of this film. So Nie Er became attached to the round-headed pig in Taihu Lake.
After Nie Er came to the shooting scene of The Source Pearl, he chose a small attic on the second floor as a place to work and rest in Chen Yuan, a hidden show in Chongshan. At that time, this secluded hill was named "Chongshan", which was a private fruit plantation owned by Wuxi People's Socks Factory and Chen Chongxian, the owner of People's Department Store. It was also called "Ruopu" or "Chen Yuan". The whole Chen Garden covers an area of several hundred mu, roughly extending from the southern foot of Luding Mountain, the main peak of the Pearl River, to the lakeside of today's waterscape garden. There are dozens of Chinese and western fruit trees planted in it, and several small houses similar to rural brick houses have been built. Nie er rented a house by the lake.
It is said that Nie Er is full of energy. During the day, he went to the road construction site with the workers to find creative inspiration, and at night he hid in the attic of his cabin to create carefully. The film's interludes "Song of the Road" and "Pioneer" were both born in the attic of round-headed bamboo. Later, these two songs became classics, and in some important chorus performances, the audience can hear the reappearance of the classics.
Nie Er lived in the attic of Chen Yuan for more than half a month, and then returned to Shanghai. The following summer, Nie Er traveled east to Japan, but unfortunately he drowned while swimming and died young. His creative process came to an abrupt end at 1935. In 1950s, Chen Yuan was converted into Wuxi Tea and Fruit Farm, and Nie Er's attic was well preserved. It is said that Nie Er's former residence is treasured in the tea garden, which is affectionately called Nie Er Pavilion. The pavilion here means living, not the "pavilion" in the architectural sense.
In the 1980s, the tea orchard was merged into the source Pearl Scenic Area. In the planning and construction of the scenic area, the protection of Nie Er Pavilion was particularly strengthened, and it lived in seclusion by mountains and rivers. In front of the attic where Nie Er lived, a bust of Nie Er was built and the attic was renovated to make the original brick hut look more like a "pavilion" with cornices. At the same time, three memorial rooms were built on the side to store relevant commemorative materials. In June 2003, Nie Erting was also listed as "Wuxi Cultural Relics Protection Unit".
Nie Erting's attic is now open to tourists free of charge. There are old office desks and chairs and an old steel wire camp bed in the attic. After visiting the attic of Nie Er Museum, the artists of the older generation said that the furnishings inside were very similar to those of Nie Er when he was working in Yuantouzhu, Wuxi. In 1960s, when Yu Ling, the screenwriter of the original film "The Road", visited Nie Er Pavilion, she also wrote a poem "Chen Nie Er in Taihu Lake". 198 1 When Nie Er Pavilion was renovated in, Yuling wrote the word "Nie Er Pavilion" by herself.
On the Little Square in front of Nie Er Pavilion, two Pu Shu trees stand obliquely. Among them, Pu Shu in front of Nie Er Pavilion is the tallest, and it takes two people to fold the trunk. The crown of the tree is like an open umbrella, held high to shelter Nie Er Pavilion from the wind and rain. There is no information about whether these two trees existed originally or were cultivated by later generations. But judging from the growth of the tree, it is estimated that it is very old. I wonder if they are here to witness the scene created by Nie Er.