Song to the Auspicious Cloud

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"Song to the Auspicious Cloud" is an early 20th-century Chinese patriotic song that served as a ceremonial anthem for the Republic of China before its current national anthem was adopted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial anthem
patriotic song
anthemType ceremonial anthem
quasi‑national anthem
associatedWith Xinhai Revolution NERFINISHED
early Republican China
countryOfOrigin China
Republic of China NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance symbol of early Republican patriotism
describesTheme auspicious mandate of heaven
good fortune for the nation
legitimacy of the new republic
followedBy National Anthem of the Republic of China NERFINISHED
genre patriotic music
hasPart Song to the Auspicious Cloud (first version) NERFINISHED
Song to the Auspicious Cloud (second version) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Republic of China (1912–1949) NERFINISHED
inception early 20th century
language Chinese
lyricsBasedOn Book of Documents NERFINISHED
Classic of History NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Zhang Binglin NERFINISHED
Zhang Taiyan NERFINISHED
lyricsLanguage Classical Chinese
musicTradition Chinese classical-style melody
notableFor being an early anthem of the Republic of China
use before adoption of the current national anthem of the Republic of China
precededBy Imperial anthem of the Qing dynasty
publicationCentury 20th century
replacedAsAnthemBy National Anthem of the Republic of China NERFINISHED
script Chinese characters
titleInChinese 卿雲歌 NERFINISHED
usedAs ceremonial anthem of the Republic of China
usedAsAnthemOf Republic of China NERFINISHED
usedInContext official occasions of the Republic of China
state ceremonies

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National Anthem of the Republic of China predecessor Song to the Auspicious Cloud