How did the Chinese national anthem come about? Why has it been sung all over the world?
Overseas albums have swept the battlefields of various countries, and the history of the national anthem is more bloody than you think.
Can you guess what the black singer in the picture is singing?
If you look closely, you'll see that his mouth shape is "up" – that's right! He sang the "March of the Volunteers", our national anthem!
The singer is the famous American singer Paul Robertson, who is also a political activist for the rights of black Americans and unions.
At an American open-air concert in 1940, in front of thousands of people, Paul Robertson sang the March of the Volunteers in chinese.
Do you know what this is?
This is the English version of the "Volunteer March", with a preface by Song Qingling himself. The album is titled Chee-Lai Songs of New China, in which "Chee-Lai" is a transliteration of "get up".
The album was well received overseas, and "Chee Lai" inspired people around the world to advance their anti-fascist struggles.
"Get up! People who don't want to be slaves! Build our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall! "Whenever we hear and sing the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, the March of the Volunteer Army, our pride arises." The word "up" is surging and exciting, which not only looks back at the difficult struggle of the "sleeping lion" in modern China, but also witnesses the soaring and soaring of the "Oriental Dragon" since the founding of New China.
However, few people know that behind this passionate song, there is also a magnificent historical picture; few people know that the "March of the Volunteer Army" not only inspired the resistance of the Chinese people, but also was widely sung on the anti-fascist battlefield in the world.
This unknown history of the national anthem was discovered by Odet, a Spanish teacher who was fascinated by Chinese culture, and Kristina, a student of Turkmenistan. They decided to make a stop-motion animation to tell more people about the story that touched them.
After meticulous preparation and repeated conception, they collected thousands of historical photos, more than 100,000 words of text materials, and repaired more than 1,500 picture details, finally making the history of the national anthem move!
In this stop-motion animation, you'll see the causes and consequences of the birth of the national anthem:
In Shanghai in the 1930s, the glitzy urban life of red wine and dancing was shattered by the sudden air raids.
Faced with the aggression of the Japanese fascists, a number of young intellectuals, filmmakers and musicians joined the Communist Party. "Children of the Storm" is the movie that was born at this time. Although the box office was not ideal, the soundtrack record was a great success.
"Many Chinese illiterate, but songs can be passed on by word of mouth." Thanks to the efforts of patriot Liu Liangmo and others, the "March of the Volunteer Army", composed by Tian Han and composed by Nie Er, was not only widely circulated in China, but also went overseas.
Later, the album CheeLai, Songs of New China, sung by Paul Robertson and prefaced by Soong Ching Ling, was a huge success and was sung on anti-fascist battlefields around the world.