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The National Flag, National Emblem and National
Anthem of China
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The National
Flag, National Emblem and National Anthem of China
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National Flag |
National Flag:
The national flag of China was
adopted at the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference held in September 1949, shortly
before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The flag of the People's Republic
of China is red in color and it has five yellow stars. The color
red symbolizes the spirit of the revolution, and the five stars
signify the unity of the people of China under the leadership of
the Chinese Communist
Party. The flag first went up in Tiananmen
Square on October1, 1949, upon the formal announcement that
People's Republic of China was founded.
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National Emblem |
National Emblem:
The design of the national emblem
of the People's Republic of China, published by the Central
People's Government on September 20, 1950, shows Tiananmen under
the light of five stars, and it is framed with ears of grain and
cogwheel. Tiananmen is the symbol of modern China because the May
4th Movement of 1919, which marked the beginning of the
new-democratic revolution in China, was launched there. It is
also the place where the inauguration of the People's Republic of
China was held. The cogwheel and the ears of grain represent the
working class and the peasantry respectively, and the five stars
symbolize the solidarity of the various nationalities of China.
The emblem clearly indicates that People's Republic of China is a
socialist state led by the working class and based on the
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National Anthem:
The words for the national anthem
were written by Tian Han, and the music was set by Nie Er in
1935. Originally known as the March of the Volunteers, it was the
theme song of The Sons and Daughters in Times of Turmoil, a film
that depicted how Chinese intellectuals marched bravely to the
front in the War of Resistance Against Japan during the Second
World War.
Sonorous, militant and inspiring,
the song describes the wrath of the Chinese people against
imperialist aggression and their determination to protect their
motherland against foreign, invaders. During the Second World War
it was also sung by people of other countries who sympathized
with the Chinese people in their anti-Japanese struggle. In 1949
it was appropriately chosen to be the national anthem of the
People's Republic of China.
The lyrics of the national anthem
are as follows:
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March of the Volunteers
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China National
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Arise,
ye who refuse to be slaves;
With our very flesh and blood
Let us build our new Great Wall!
The Peoples of China are in the most critical time,
Everybody must roar his defiance.
Arise! Arise! Arise!
Millions of hearts with one mind,
Brave the enemy's gunfire,
March on!
Brave the enemy's gunfire,
March on! March on! March on, on ! |
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March of the Volunteers |
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