Sailing on the Sea Depends on the Helmsman, formerly known as Revolution Depends on Mao Zedong Thought, was written by Li Yuwen and composed by Wang Shuangyin. It was founded in the spring of 1964 and slightly modified under the guidance of Premier Zhou Enlai.
This song is a ode to Mao Zedong Thought, reflecting the upsurge of China workers, peasants and soldiers studying Mao Zedong's works at that time, so it was highly sung during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. The lyrics of this song are very short and the tune is lively and catchy. In addition, this song is quite popular in the world (according to statistics, it is sung in more than 0/00 countries in the world).
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Creation background
In the early 1960s, the whole country was studying Mao Zedong's works. Wang Shuangyin was moved by the enthusiasm of workers, peasants and soldiers to learn Mao's works, and collaborated with Li Yuwen, a lyricist working in Harbin Opera House, to compose this revolutionary song praising Mao Zedong Thought. The original name of this song is Mao Zedong Thought.
Wang Shuangyin sang this song in the "Harbin Second Summer Concert" that year, which was a sensation.