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March of the Volunteers

words 1934, music 1935; first heard publicly May 1935 · 20th century · Also known as 义勇军进行曲, Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ

The "March of the Volunteers" is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, and unlike earlier Chinese state anthems it is written wholly in vernacular rather than Classical Chinese. It came out of the wave of nationalist art and writing that followed the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Songs in history

March of the Volunteers1935

See also

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). March of the Volunteers. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/march-of-the-volunteers
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“March of the Volunteers.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/march-of-the-volunteers. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “March of the Volunteers.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/march-of-the-volunteers.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘March of the Volunteers’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/march-of-the-volunteers (Accessed: ).

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