March of the Volunteers

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"March of the Volunteers" is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, a patriotic song known for its rousing call to resist oppression and strive for national liberation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese song
national anthem
patriotic song
adoptedAsNationalAnthem 1949
associatedColor flag of the People's Republic of China
associatedWith Chinese Revolution
surface form: Chinese Communist Revolution

People's Republic of China national symbols
basedOn theme song of the film "Children of Troubled Times"
composer Nie Er
constitutionalStatus defined in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China
country China
surface form: People's Republic of China
filmAssociatedWith Children of Troubled Times
firstPerformanceYear 1935
genre march
patriotic music
hasCulturalImpact recognized internationally as China's anthem
widely taught in Chinese schools
hasInstrumentalVersion yes
hasOfficialLyrics yes
historicalContext Second Sino-Japanese War era
keyUsage performed at flag-raising ceremonies in Tiananmen Square
language Chinese
lyricist Tian Han
musicalForm march
musicStyle Western-style march with Chinese characteristics
nativeName March of the Volunteers self-linksurface differs
surface form: 义勇军进行曲
nativeNameLanguage zh
officialAnthemStatusConfirmed 1982
openingLine "Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves!"
originalLanguage Standard Chinese
performedBy military bands in China
school choirs in China
regulatedBy Chinese National Anthem Law
surface form: National Anthem Law of the People's Republic of China
script Simplified Chinese
shortTitle March of the Volunteers self-linksurface differs
surface form: 义勇军进行曲
subjectOf Chinese National Anthem Law
symbolizes Chinese national unity
Chinese resistance against foreign aggression
temporaryAnthemStatus provisional national anthem of the People's Republic of China
theme Chinese patriotism
national liberation
resistance to oppression
typicalPerformanceContext school ceremonies in China
sporting events involving China
state ceremonies in China
use national anthem of the People's Republic of China
yearComposed 1935

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China nationalAnthem March of the Volunteers
March of the Volunteers shortTitle March of the Volunteers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 义勇军进行曲
March of the Volunteers nativeName March of the Volunteers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 义勇军进行曲
Nie Er notableWork March of the Volunteers
Nie Er composerOf March of the Volunteers
Tian Han notableWork March of the Volunteers
Children of Troubled Times introducedSong March of the Volunteers
Children of Troubled Times songTitle March of the Volunteers
Chinese National Anthem Law appliesTo March of the Volunteers
Chinese National Anthem Law protects March of the Volunteers
this entity surface form: lyrics of March of the Volunteers