Dou Wei
From the age of six He Yong began learning music from his father He Yusheng (何玉声), a professional "sanxian" (three-string snakeskin banjo) player. In 1980, he appeared in the children's movie "Four Little Friends" (四个小伙伴). He Yong began playing the guitar when he was fifteen and joined the band Mayday (五月天) in 1987. The group gave a much publicised performance for the students of the Tiananmen protests in 1989. Around this time He Yong was active in the underground rock movement and met a number of other musicians, including Cui Jian and Dou Wei, among others.