ancestry tradchinesename simpchinesename article_title name pinyinchinesename
and cheng zhi 閻維文 阎维文 yan weiwen
 yan weiwen yán weíwén
yan weiwen

yan weiwen -lrb- ; born august 1957 -rrb- , is a contemporary chinese opera singer with origins in the people 's liberation army .
he rose to fame through this involvement in the performing arts troupe of the pla 's general political department .
yan has four signature works : `` the little poplar tree '' -lrb- 小白杨 -rrb- , `` mother '' -lrb- 母亲 -rrb- , `` from the bottom of my heart '' -lrb- 说句心里话 -rrb- , and `` the 1-2-3-4 song '' -lrb- 一二三四歌 -rrb- .
yan has performed all four songs on the annual cctv new year 's gala , to critical acclaim .
