Why is the March of the Volunteer Army used as the national anthem?

The March of the Volunteer Army, known as the clarion call for the liberation of the Chinese nation, has played a great role in inspiring the spirit of patriotism among the Chinese people since its birth in 1935 at the juncture of the national crisis, and has since become the national anthem of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China.

In 1945, when the United Nations was founded, it was played as a song representing China. As the Second World War was coming to an end, the March of the Volunteer Army was chosen as the song for the victory and triumph of the anti-fascist allies. The March of the Volunteer Army" was chosen as the song representing China when the Allied Powers assembled after the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. The United States will be the song and the United States of America's "America the Beautiful", France's "Marseillaise" and other songs as the Allied victory day of the music program broadcast songs.

The March of the Volunteer Army is an extremely creative song, and the composer Nie Er devoted himself to the creation of this song with great passion. First of all, he succeeded in making Tian Han's prose-poetry-like lyrics, in accordance with the laws of music, exceptionally vivid, powerful and colloquial;

In terms of melodic composition, he not only absorbed the excellent results of international revolutionary songs and the stylistic features of Western European marches, but also made them have strong national characteristics, thus enabling this song to be grasped by the masses and to play its fighting role.

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