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Chinese bid farewell to prestigious songwriter

Xinhua, February 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Over 10,000 Chinese people on Thursday joined the family and friends of Yan Su at a memorial service for the late dramatist and songwriter.

The service was held at the Babaoshan funeral center in west Beijing.

Yan, an artist of the People's Liberation Army, died at the age of 86 on Feb. 12. He felt into a coma state in September after finishing work for the Beijing gala marking the the 70th anniversary of China's victory in the war against Japanese aggression.

Yan left behind more than 1,000 art pieces, including the popular theme song of TV series "Journey to the West" in the 1980s. Endi