The "National Anthem of the Republic of China", also known by its incipit "Three Principles of the People", is the national anthem of the Republic of China, commonly called Taiwan. It was adopted in 1930 as the national anthem and was used as such in mainland China until 1949, when the Republic of China central government relocated to Taiwan following its defeat by the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War. It replaced the "Song to the Auspicious Cloud", which had been used as the Chinese national anthem before. The national anthem was adopted in Taiwan on October 25, 1945 after the surrender of Imperial Japan. Mainland China, being governed by the People's Republic of China today, discontinued this national anthem for "March of the Volunteers".
"Cup of Solid Gold", adopted by the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) on 4 October 1911, was the first official national anthem of China. The title wishes for the stability of the "golden cup," a ritual instrument that symbolized the empire. Six days after the anthem was adopted, the Wuchang Uprising took place and quickly led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
The National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China is a patriotic song typically played during the raising and lowering of the flag of the Republic of China. Domestically, the flag anthem is typically played immediately following the national anthem during flag ceremonies. It is also played at international sporting events such as the World Baseball Classic and Olympic Games, where Taiwan participates officially under the name of Chinese Taipei. The song is thus considered to be effectively a secondary national anthem; Republic of China nationals and supporters stand when it is performed and salute it as they would salute the national anthem.
The Empire of China was a short-lived attempt by Chinese president Yuan Shikai from late 1915 to early 1916 to reinstate the monarchy in China, with himself as emperor. The attempt ultimately failed, set back the republican cause by several years, and led China into a period of fracture and conflict among various local warlords.
"Ode to the Motherland" is a patriotic song of the People's Republic of China, written and music composed by Wang Shen during the period immediately after the founding of the People's Republic of China (1949–1951). It is sometimes honoured as "the second national anthem" of the PRC. The song was performed in the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2019 Military World Games, the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2021 Summer Universiade.
The Praise the Dragon Flag was a semi-official national anthem of the Qing dynasty, as well as a military and an imperial anthem. It shares the same tune with Tune of Li Zhongtang, the semi-official anthem from 1896 to 1906.
The Song to the Auspicious Cloud was the title of two historical national anthems of the Republic of China. The first version was composed in 1896 by Jean Hautstont, a Belgian composer and esperantist, and was in use from 1913 to 1915 as a provisional anthem. The second version, composed by Xiao Youmei, was in use from 1921 to 1928 as an official national anthem. The lyrics of both songs were based on Commentary of Shang Shu (尚書大傳) written by Fu Sheng in 200–100 BCE.
Hwang Yau-tai or Huang Yau-tai was a Chinese musician, writer and composer. He wrote over 2000 compositions, the most popular being "Azaleas," which was written in 1941 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Wu Qing-feng, also known as Greeny and credited as Wu Tsing-fong, is a Taiwanese singer-song writer, composer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in Taipei, he is a founding member and the lead vocalist of Oaeen (Sodagreen) and is the major composer and lyricist of the band. Aside from producing the music for the band, he also writes songs for numerous Mandarin singers. Having nominated at the Golden Melody Award, Global Chinese Golden Chart and so on, he has won several music awards, including the 18th Golden Melody Award for Best Composer in 2007 and the 27th Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist in 2016. Qing-Feng Wu started to go solo in 2018 to perform and release his works. In 2019, he released his debut solo studio album Spaceman, for which he was nominated in several categories at the 31st Golden Melody Award and won the 31st Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer. In 2021, he was, again, nominated for the Best Male Mandarin Singer for his second solo album Folio Vol.1：One and One.
Luo Xianxiang (1890–1968) was a World War II Chinese general who served in the army of Chen Jiongming. He was a soldier, and at times, a regional government official. He established anti-corruption policies and conducted administrative and education reforms.
Literary Day is observed annually on May 4 in Taiwan, in honor of the May Fourth Movement. It was first celebrated on this day in 1945, and its establishment was affected by the dispute over whether the Kuomintang or the Communist Party was the legitimate successor to the May Fourth Movement, disagreements about how to interpret the movement, and other cultural struggles.
The Song of Five Races Under One Union is a former national anthem of China. It was created in 1912 and used by the Provisional Government in Nanjing until the adoption of the Song to the Auspicious Cloud in 1913.
The anthem of the Beiyang Fleet is the official anthem of Beiyang Fleet, Qing Dynasty, and was presumed lost after the defeat of the Beiyang Fleet in the First Sino-Japanese war. The piece was re-discovered by Yue Chen in the archives of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom in 2012. A modern adaptation was arranged by Xue Ye for the People's Liberation Army Navy. The documentary Rise and Fall of Beiyang Fleet presented by CCTV uses this anthem as its theme music.
Minnan culture or Hokkien/Hoklo culture, also considered as the Mainstream Southern Min Culture, refers to the culture of the Hoklo people, a group of Han Chinese people who have historically been the dominant demographic in the province of Fujian in Southern China, Taiwan, and certain overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Southern Thailand, Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, etc.
Chinese traditional music includes various music genres which have been inherited for generations in China. Specifically, this term refers to the music genres originated in or before Qing dynasty. According to the appearance, the genres can be classified into instrumental ensemble, instrumental solo, theatre, shuochang, dance music and song. It is now the primary classification in both research and education, although some genres contain different forms of performance and thus do not belong to a single category. The genres could also be classified into literati music, folk music, religious music and palace music, according to their cultural connotations or purpose.
Hsu Shih was a post-World War II Taiwanese composer who created many Taiwanese ballads, including "Anping Memories ," "The Sound of the Gongs ," and "Night in Nandu " as his masterpieces. In 1946, Hsu Shih returned to Taiwan from Japan and gradually collected and organized Taiwanese folk songs scattered in various places and promoted local music. He used orchestral music to raise the status of Taiwanese folk songs and organized choral tours with Taiwanese characteristics, pioneering the trend of popular music.
Chien Lee, formerly known as Tsu-Chi Lee and also writing under the pen name Ji-Zi, was a Taiwanese composer and music educator. He was born in Haikou City, which was then part of the Hainan Special Economic Zone and is now part of Hainan Province, and he moved to Taiwan in 1950. Lee was skilled in composing and wrote many military songs, including "Squad of Heros", "I Have a Riffle", "Night Raid", "Upright and Equal Spirit", and "Song of the Cheng-Kung Hill." He also composed choral music, operas, art songs, children's songs, and Bangdi concertos. These works often reflect the social background against which they were created.
Chen Daru, born in Bangka, Taipei, was a songwriter.
Wu Chu-chu is a Taiwanese musician. He is known as one of the “First Generation Folk Singers” together with Parangalan (胡德夫) Yang Zujun, (楊祖珺) Yang Xian (楊弦) and others. After fading from fame, he established the UFO Group and entered the pop music business, fighting hard against music piracy.
Stars Gathering is a Mandarin-language singing variety show that has been broadcast by Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd.(TTV) since its inception on October 10, 1962. The producer was Guan Hua-shi, and the host was Shen Chih. It was the first TV singing program in Taiwan's television history if the programs during the trial period were excluded from the calculation. The show underwent three name revisions, initially known as "Music and Dance – Stars Gathering" (音樂歌舞——群星會), followed by "Mandarin Songs – Stars Gathering" (國語歌曲——群星會), and eventually "Stars Gathering".
"March of the Volunteers" of the People's Republic of China
"National Anthem of the Republic of China" of the Republic of China