Song Xilian (宋希濂; April 9, 1907 – February 13, 1993) styled as Yin Guo, was born in Xikou, Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province.

He was also the general adviser of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, the vice chairman of the Huangpu Military Academy Alumni Association (which jointly elected Marshal Xu Xiangqian as its first chairman), and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's Committee for Liaison with Compatriots in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Overseas Chinese."

In 1920, Song Xilian tested into Changjun High School in Changsha, Hunan Province.

He Joined the Kuomintang in June of that year, and in 1925 he would take part in the National Revolutionary Army's first Eastern Punitive Expedition.

In 1930, following the breakout of the Central Plains War, Song Xilian returned to China, becoming a staff officer in the National Revolutionary Army's 1st division.