In February 1935, Nie Er was about to take refuge in Japan when he learned that there was a theme song to be written for the movie "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Clouds," so he volunteered to compose music for the March of the Volunteer Army and promised to send back the draft of the song as soon as possible after he arrived in Japan.
In February 1935, director Xu Xingzhi took over the filming of "Sons and Daughters of the Wind and Clouds," and soon afterward, a comrade visiting him in prison brought to him the lyrics that Tian Han had written on the back of a cigarette packet wrapper in prison, the original manuscript of "March of the Volunteers.
After arriving in Tokyo on April 18, 1935, Nie Er completed the final draft of the score and sent it to the Shanghai Dentsu Film Company at the end of April. Afterwards, in order to make the tune and rhythm of the song more powerful, Nie Er and Sun Shiyi discussed and made three revisions to the lyrics, thus completing the creation of the song.
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In 2009, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the new China, China Records Shanghai selected 21 precious recordings of the March of the Volunteers in different periods of time, and edited and published the March of the Volunteers> recording.
In 2009, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of China, China Records Shanghai selected 21 precious recordings of the March of the Volunteers from different periods, and edited and published the "Volunteers' March" Recordings Rare Edition Collection.
On May 9, 2010, the Chinese Calligraphers Association and People's Painting Newspaper hosted a large-scale calligraphy collection on the theme of the National Anthem.
On September 9, the TV series National Anthem, which centered on the creation of the "March of the Volunteers," was aired by China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Satellite Television (HNST).
In 2011, the National Anthem Square was built in Hebei Martyrs' Memorial Park and a statue was erected for the lyricist of the national anthem, Tian Han, and his wife, An E. In July, the musical "The National Anthem", which centered on the creation of "March of the Volunteer Army" by Nie Er and Tian Han, began to be performed.
In 2015, the 80th anniversary of the birth of the March of the Volunteer Army was commemorated with a concert at the Shanghai Concert Hall. On May 15, "Love My China - Sing the National Anthem" and the 80th Anniversary of the Birth of the March of the Volunteer Army Youth Literary and Artistic Performance Activity held a launching ceremony in Beijing, which was carried out in more than a dozen sub-districts across the country. .
On 18th 2015, the Shanghai Local History Office launched the first album of national anthems, featuring more than 300 pictures.In August, the Shanghai Music Publishing House commissioned music critic Chen Zhiyin to create "Our National Anthem". On the 20th of the same month, artist Qin Yi participated in the recording of CCTV's public service program "The First Lesson of the School Year", where she told the story of the national anthem? .
On September 2, 2016, a photo touring exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the creation of the national anthem "March of the Volunteers" was launched in Nanjing.
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