Story 1:
The famous painter Xu Beihong once proposed to use the "March of the Volunteers" as the national anthem, and he told his wife about the idea, who suggested that the founding of the country is a happy day, and the lyrics of the song have the words "the Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time", which is not suitable for use as the national anthem. Xu Beihong replied: "the people in the victory, do not forget the past, in the period of the war of resistance, the March of the Volunteer Army, aroused millions of Chinese people to fight for the liberation of the nation. Today, it will surely inspire the whole nation to continue to advance victoriously."
Story 2:
In the process of writing "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Clouds," Tian Han wrote the theme song for "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Clouds" on a cigarette wrapper. But before the script was finished, he was arrested by Kuomintang agents. Xia Yan got the script left by Tian Han and continued to write. Shortly afterward, Nie Er came to Xia Yan and asked to compose the music for the theme song. Nie Er, with passion and all his energy, completed the first draft of the song score in only two days. Later, when Nie Er went to Japan to escape from the Kuomintang, he sent the revised draft of "March of the Volunteers" back to China from Japan.
Story 3:
On December 9, 1935, thousands of students in Beiping held an anti-Japanese demonstration under the leadership of the Chinese ****anese Communist Party (CCP), setting off a new wave of anti-Japanese resistance to save the country. The March of the Volunteer Army quickly spread throughout the country, a powerful and energetic song that inspired millions of Chinese to march to the front lines of the anti-Japanese resistance.
Story 4:
After the pre-production of the movie "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Clouds" was completed, Tian Han's lyrics for the theme song did not have a definite title, and Nie Er sent the lyrics back from Japan with the name of the song written only in three words, "Marching Song". General Zhu Qinglan, an investor in the movie "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Clouds", added the word "Volunteer Army" in front of the three words "Marching Song", thus naming the song "Marching Song of the Volunteer Army".
Story 5:
During the 1935 "January 29th" movement, students, workers, patriots and international supporters of China sang the "March of the Volunteers" at rallies and marches across the country, and after the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu in 1937, it became a popular song for the "800 Heroes". After the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu in 1937, "March of the Volunteer Army" became one of the war songs to boost the morale of the "800 strong soldiers" in the lonely army camp. On July 31 of the same year, Shen Junru, Zou Taofen, Li Gongpu and other seven members of the National Salvation Army were arrested for advocating anti-Japanese salvation, when they were released, they sang "March of the Volunteers" together with hundreds of people who came to greet them.
Expanded Information
Lyrics of the National Anthem
1. The current version (with lyrics by Tian Han)
Rise up!
People who don't want to be slaves!
Build our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall!
The Chinese nation is at its most dangerous point,
Everyone is forced to let out a final roar.
Arise! Arise! Get up!
We are all of one mind,
and we advance, braving enemy fire!
Forward, under enemy fire!
Forward! Forward, forward!?
2. March 5, 1978-December 4, 1982 version of the national anthem (collective lyrics)
Forward,
Heroic people of all nationalities!
The great ****producing party,
Lead us to continue the long march!
The ten thousand people are united in running towards ****anist tomorrow,
Building the motherland and defending it in a heroic struggle.
Forward! Forward! Forward!
We, for a thousand generations,
holding high the flag of Mao Tse-tung, go forward!
Holding high the flag of Mao Tse-tung, forward!
Forward! Forward! Forward!
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