Since being reinstated, ‘March of the Volunteers’ has been given official national anthem status, and adopted by Hong Kong and Macau upon their transfer to China in 19, respectively. The ‘March of the Volunteers’ lyricist Tian Han was imprisoned by Mao. The break between the song’s first use in 1949, and the 1982 re-introduction was due to Mao Zedong’s rule of the country and the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, during which time the song was banned and replaced with ‘The East Is Red’ as the de facto anthem, with the old tune also being used with alternate lyrics. For America, that song is The Star-Spangled Banner and has a rich history to match the pomp and circumstance any national anthem should garner for the country. It therefore serves the current regime’s communist values, having been heard and officially recognised in its current form since 1982. ![]() The song was used as the theme music for the film Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm, which tells the story of China’s fight against Japanese invaders in northeast China in the 1930s, and encapsulates messages of determination and sacrifice for national liberation, as well as China’s emphasis on values such as courage, resolution and unity in the face of foreign aggression. Blest with vict'ry and peace may the heav'n rescued land Praise the power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto - 'In God is our trust,' And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. National Anthem of China: March of the Volunteers What is the history of the Chinese national anthem?
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