Knowledge of the National Anthem

The national anthem of the People's Republic of China is the March of the Volunteers.

On September 27, 1949, the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted a resolution that before the national anthem of the People's Republic of China was formally formulated, the "March of the Volunteers" composed by Nie Er with lyrics written by Tian Han was to be used as the substitute national anthem.

On March 5, 1978, the First Session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted the new words of "March of the Volunteers". on December 4, 1982, the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted a resolution on the national anthem of the Chinese People's **** and the State, revoking the new words adopted by the Fifth National People's Congress on March 5, 1978, and restoring Tian Han's lyrics, Nie Er's music of the March of the Volunteers" as the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.

On March 14, 2004, the Second Session of the Tenth National People's Congress adopted a constitutional amendment, stipulating that "the national anthem of the People's Republic of China is the March of the Volunteers".

The birth of the national anthem

On the eve of the establishment of new China, the People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) met to discuss the national anthem. The famous painter Xu Beihong and the famous architect Liang Sicheng members strongly recommended "March of the Volunteers" as the national anthem. Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai immediately expressed their support. However, some people thought that the new China was about to be founded, and the lyrics of the song, "The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time" were outdated, and advocated changing the words. Zhou Enlai spoke, reminding us all to think of danger in times of peace, not forgetting danger in times of peace, and left these words to ring in our ears.

On September 27, 1949, the first plenary session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) adopted a resolution to adopt the "March of the Boxer Army" as the national anthem before the Chinese People's Republic of China **** and the State Anthem are formally formulated.

Tian Han (right) with Nie Er in 1934

The March of the Volunteer Army was born in 1935, with lyrics by playwright Tian Han; and music composed by Nie Er, the founder of China's new music movement. The song was originally the theme song of the movie "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Cloud". The movie "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Clouds" depicts that after the September 18th Incident, the Japanese imperialists invaded the three eastern provinces of China, the Chinese nation was in a critical situation of survival, under the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang, some intellectuals bravely went to the front line of the anti-Japanese resistance from the bitterness and uncertainty. Tian Han was arrested by the reactionaries after he finished writing the story of this movie, the theme lyrics of which were written on a tin foil liner for cigarettes. Nie Er took the initiative to take the lyrics and completed the first draft of the song score before he left for Japan, and soon after he arrived in Japan, he sent back the entire score. The song was shown with the movie, and even more so because of the salvation movement, it spread to every corner of the country, and was known as the clarion call for the liberation of the Chinese nation.

"Cultural Revolution", due to Tian Han was knocked down, the lyrics do not let sing, "National Anthem" can only be played by the band. 1978 March 5, the Fifth National People's Congress, the first meeting of the "March of the Volunteer Army," the new lyrics adopted. After the lyrics of the National Anthem were changed, there had been disagreement among various parties on this issue, and they demanded that the original lyrics of the National Anthem be restored. Until December 4, 1982, the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted a resolution on the national anthem of the People's Republic of China **** and the State, to withdraw the new words adopted by the National People's Congress on March 5, 1978, to restore the lyrics of Tian Han, Nie Er composer of the "March of the Volunteer Army" for the People's Republic of China *** and the State's national anthem.